discovery and exploration

Presents the true story of Minik, an Eskimo boy who was brought to New York City in 1897 along with his father and three others against their will by Arctic explorer Robert Peary and describes his struggles to survive in foreign surroundings.

Discusses his and Vespucci's voyages to the Americas, ships, navigation techniques, and Spanish and Portuguese conquests.

Following a student who is helping make a documentary film, this engaging title takes readers on a journey of US history from its beginnings to 1620, a period that the three worlds of Europe, North America, and Africa meet.

A brief history of Lewis and Clark's journey to the Pacific in the early 1800s, the Native peoples they encountered, and important discoveries along the way.

Presents a brief biography of Zebulon Pike, soldier and explorer of the American west, provides information oh his childhood, his education, and his expeditions in the Rocky Mountains.

Describes the travels and adventures of Arctic and Antarctic explorers throughout history, from Eric the Red in 981 or 982 to Gretel Ehrlich in 2000.

Venetian merchant Marco Polo's account of his travels in north and south China.

Presents a comprehensive history of how Thomas Jefferson's ideas of westward expansion led to America's legal basis for claiming the Pacific Northwest, the removal of native peoples from their land, and the adoption of his Doctrine of Discovery into American law.

Photographs and text celebrate the beauty and majesty of Antarctica, highlighting the region's wildlife, landscape, and geography.