discovery and exploration

Discusses how boomtowns were built, what businesses could be found there, how the people lived, and what dangers were associated with them.

A biography of Leif Erikson describing his boyhood in Iceland, his father Erik the Red's voyage to Greenland, and his own voyage to North America around 1000 A.D.

Explores the rivalry between Christopher Columbus, working for Spain, and fellow Italian, John Cabot, working for England, to discover a more direct route to the Indies.

Details the life and expeditions of Captain James Cook, discussing his childhood, family, exploratory voyages, search for the Northwest Passage, and death.

A biography of the life and experiences of Sacagawea, who is known for helping explorers Lewis and Clark in their journey across the North American frontier.

Charles Darwin chronicles the five years he spent early in his career aboard the survey ship HMS "Beagle, " exploring the Southern Hemisphere, including Brazilian rain forests, the Andes, and the Gal?pagos Islands.

An account of the historic expedition of Lewis and Clark across the American Northwest.

Presents the history of ancient America in topical arrangement. Includes over 350 drawings and paintings, photographs of sites today, and maps of locations discussed.

Presents a biography of early French explorer Samuel de Champlain and chronicles his expeditions in Canada and founding of Quebec, the fur trade and relationship with the Native Americans, and the Battle of Lake Champlain.

A brief biography of the black explorer and seaman who, together with Robert E. Peary, discovered the North Pole in 1909.