Profiles the life and adventures of late fifteenth and early sixteen-century Italian explorer Christopher Columbus who crossed the Atlantic in 1492 in search of the riches in Asia.
Presents a brief biography of Sir Francis Drake, the British explorer who traveled around the globe from 1577 to 1580, and includes information on his career as the greatest seaman of the Elizabethan Age.
Presents a comprehensive study of sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and his quest to find the Spice Islands of the Far East and to circumnavigate the globe.
