discovery and exploration

Examines the life of Daniel Boone, discussing his childhood in Pennsylvania, his role in settling Kentucky, his marriage and family, and his lifelong love of hunting and exploring new places.

Focuses on the first contacts between the European, especially the Spanish, on the Indians of the New World.

A biography of the French explorer who claimed the Mississippi River basin for France in April 1682.

Describes the life of Carvalho, a Jewish photographer who accompanied John Charles Fremont on his last expedition to the West.

Follows the voyages of discovery made by Christopher Columbus through excerpts from the journal he kept of his travels.

A biography of the conquistador whose quest for the Seven Cities of Gold led to the exploration of the American Southwest in 1540.

A biography of the pioneer who led the settlement of the area that is now Kentucky in the the late 1700s.

A brief biography of Christopher Columbus describing his first voyage to America.

The history of the discovery and creation of Yellowstone National Park told through the story of the explorers, the Indian Wars, and the attempt to "civilize" the frontier.

A history of the European exploration of Africa, focusing on the work of Henry Stanley.