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Presents an account of the slave mutiny on board the ship "Amistad" in 1839, and discusses its legal ramifications and other consequences.

"A Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright tells her lyrical story of coming of age against the backdrop of an ailing Philadelphia barrio, with her sprawling Puerto Rican family as a collective muse"--Amazon.

Discusses the secret story of Christopher Columbus' voyage from Europe to the Americas in the late fifteenth century, covering his challenge to map makers by sailing west in search of a new passage to India. Includes a CD.

Presents in graphic novel format the life and adventures of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Le?n.

Chronicling the emergence of deeply embedded notions of black people as a dangerous race of criminals by explicit contrast to working-class whites and European immigrants, this fascinating book reveals the influence such ideas have on urban development and social policies.

A brief biography of Vasco N??ez de Balboa, discussing how how he rose to great power through his sailing abilities even though he was born into a respected but poor family.

"In a pattern anyone familiar with the European explorers of the 1500s will recognize, Francisco Vazquez de Coronado set out in search of land and treasure. Following in the footsteps of Hernan Cortes, Coronado set out for the New World in hopes of claiming land and wealth for Spain ... [This book describes] the Coronado expedition from Mexico to Kansas as ...[he] sought in vain for the mythical seven cities of gold"--Provided by publisher.