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Crossing the continent, 1527-1540

the story of the first African-American explorer of the American South
Chronicles the adventures of African slave Esteban Dorantes and three Spanish noblemen, who explored the American South between 1500 and 1539 and survived shipwreck, famine, Indian attacks, and disease.
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Howling at the moon

vampires & werewolves in the New World
Explores how tales of vampires and werewolves became a part of the New World as settlers and immigrants brought the myths and legends of their own cultures to North America.
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Samuel de Champlain

A brief biography in graphic novel format of early French explorer Samuel de Champlain, chronicling his expeditions in Canada, relationship with the Native Americans, and the Battle of Lake Champlain.
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Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history

the Black experience in the Americas
Presents a six-volume encyclopedia of African-American history that contains over two thousand alphabetically-arranged entries featuring biographies, important places and events, cultural achievements, and much more beginning in 1619 with the arrival of the first slaves from Africa.
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Francisco Va?squez de Coronado

Presents in graphic novel a brief biography of Spanish explorer and conquistador, Francisco Va?squez de Coronado.
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Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain established the first French colony in Quebec. He also mapped unknown territories, such as the coast of Canada and Lake Champlain in current day Vermont. Readers will follow along as Champlain meets Native American groups, builds Quebec City, and much more in the pages of the illustrated, inviting biography.
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Henry Hudson

In graphic novel format describes the adventures of the seventeenth-century English explorer, from his search for a short route from Europe to the Orient to his mysterious disappearance after members of his crew mutinied.
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Los espan?oles de la Ame?rica colonial

A history of Spanish exploration in early America, covering key explorers and Spanish colonies.

Christopher Columbus

Describes the life of explorer Christopher Columbus and discusses his voyages to the islands now known as the West Indies.

The middle passage and the revolt on the Amistad

Presents a graphic adaptation of the story of the revolt onboard the slave ship Amistad in 1839, detailing the path of the ship from Africa to the United States, the trial of the Africans that was brought to the Supreme Court, and the aftermath.

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