discovery and exploration

Describes the history of westward expansion from the point of view of minorities and women.

Examines the events and key figures behind the incredibly adventurous and treacherous exploration of the United States' western frontier.

Relates the accomplishments of Christopher Columbus, whose voyages across the Atlantic revealed to fifteenth-century Europeans the riches of the Americas.

Examines the exploration and migration of trappers, missionaries, and explorers west of the Mississippi after the Louisiana Purchase and the expedition of Lewis and Clark.

Surveys the lives and adventures of Black explorers who helped discover new worlds.

Describes the history of American westward expansion, including the exploration of the frontier to the Pacific Ocean, the establishment of the Lone Star State and the Mormon kingdom of Deseret, Manifest Destiny, the California gold rush, the population of the plains, and the legacy of the American frontier.

Examines the evidence that indicates others may have traveled to the Americas before Columbus in 1492 including Viking ruins, Mayan stonework, and other mysterious objects found in New England that date before Columbus.

In 1684, wearing his father's faded cap, eleven-year-old Pierre Talon joins explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier on an ill-fated expedition to seek the Mississippi River, but after the expedition falls apart Pierre, deathly ill, is taken in by Hasinai Indians. Includes historical facts.

Examines the life and adventures of Henry Hudson, the English sea captain who explored the Arctic Ocean and the river and bay later named for him while in search of a northern route to the Orient.