Faber, Harold

Presents a short history of flight, and examines the men and women who invented airplanes and flew them, the growth and development of the aircraft industry, and its use in war and exploration.

Pictures and text describe La Salle's exploration of the Ohio, Illinois, and Mississippi Rivers.

Presents a biography of early French explorer Samuel de Champlain and chronicles his expeditions in Canada and founding of Quebec, the fur trade and relationship with the Native Americans, and the Battle of Lake Champlain.

Chronicles the discoverers of America, from the Native Americans believed to have crossed the Bering Strait after the last Ice Age, through the Vikings and the major European explorers, concluding with Bering's discovery of Alaska and Cook's voyage to Hawaii.

Pictures and text trace the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition through the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Coast.