america

Contains approximately two hundred alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about people, places, events, laws and policies, and concepts concerning gambling and gambling equipment, focusing on the Americas.

Describes many of the innovative inventions that were used in ancient North, South, and Central America to help with farming, building, transportation, and medicine.

Explains what a conquistador was and describes the expeditions that they conducted in the name of the Spanish government. Depicts the cruelty of many conquistadors toward the native people in their search for gold and their mission to claim lands for Spain. Includes color illustrations, a glossary, and an index.

Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus who was determined to beat everyone in the race to the Indies.

Follows the travels of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus.

A biography of Christopher Columbus, supplemented with historical and cultural information about the Renaissance world and the New World he explored.

A brief biography of Spanish explorer Vasco N??ez de Balboa.

Follows the travels of Italian explorer John Cabot, born Giovanni Caboto, who moved to England and got King Henry VII to back an expedition across the Atlantic, where Cabot found what is now Canada. Eager to discover more, Cabot soon set sail on another voyage -- never to be heard from again.