discovery and exploration

Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.

Describes several explorers and fur trappers who made names for themselves in the western American frontier during the early nineteenth century, including John Colter and Kit Carson.

Describes Lewis and Clark's explorations of America, including the help of Sacagawea and the Shoshone, and the dangers that surrounded them.

Written as a diary by Columbus's cabin boy, presents a personal view of the first trip across the Atlantic and his discovery of America.

Describes the life and journeys of the Italian trader who became famous for his travels in Asia.

Describes the adventures and travels of the army officer who explored the upper Mississippi, Great Plains, and Colorado area before the War of 1812.

Describes the exploration of North America by European seafarers in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, including discussion of the Vikings, Columbus, John Cabot, the early Spanish and French explorers, and the search for the Northwestern Passage.

Describes the voyages of exploration made by Christopher Columbus and the "new world" he found, as well as the discoveries of Balboa and Magellan.

Examines the stories of many explorers--from Holland, England, France, Spain, and Portugal--who tried to sail to China by going northeast over Europe or northwest over what is now Canada.

A biography of the seventeenth-century French explorer who, among other exploits, led the first European expedition to track the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.