discovery and exploration

A collection of articles that discuss the consequences of Columbus's discovery of America and explain why the effects it had on the Native Americans have been ignored throughout history.

The author provides an account of his experiences in 2005 trying to re-create the controversial 1909 expedition by U.S. Naval Commander Robert Peary, his companion Matthew Henson, and four Inuit men, who used dogsleds to reach the North Pole in thirty-seven days, a time many have said was impossible.

Traces one hundred years of the history of North American from 1800 to 1900 and studies the western fur trade, John C. Fremont's five expeditions, the Klondike Gold Rush, and more.

Presents narrative accounts of key events and discoveries that occurred in the course of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of the early nineteenth century, and includes quotes from the journals of participants in the historic journey.

Scholar-naturalist Erasmus Darwin Wells becomes witness to the wild, disturbing beauties of the Arctic when he accompanies the crew of the Narwhal on their voyage to that last unexplored territory.

Chronicles the events of the discovery of the Americas, beginning with Christopher Columbus's 1492 expedition which led him to present-day Cuba, and discussing the subsequent journeys and conquests of Balboa, Cortes, Pizarro, and others, as well as the establishment of Spanish missions in California.

Begins with the three expeditions of John Franklin, England's most honored and respected Arctic explorer, and covers exploration and discovery of the Arctic and Antarctic regions through the present.

Chronicles expeditions of discovery in North America between 1497 and 1800, providing details on the climates, terrain, and other challenges faced by such explorers as John Cabot, Jacques Marquette, Henry Hudson, and Daniel Boone, and provides maps, box features, and an extensive list of further resources.

Chronicles how the explorers of the Pacific contributed tothe understanding of the region's geography and people, covering Magellan, James Cook, Balboa, Mendana, and others, and includes information on early Pacific navigation, the art of Pacific peoples, and the real Robinson Crusoe.

Uses primary source materials, including letters and magazine articles of the time, to examine the exploration and conquest of the American West by explorers and settlers of European descent.