north america

Provides a survey of the military history of North America, explaining how geography has shaped American military heritage and discussing every major fortification and battle site on the continent.

A discussion of eighteen North American archaeological sites dating from 9300 to 4000 B.C.E. examines the scientific data and techniques supporting conclusions about early Americans and their lives.

A view that Columbus's voyage was the product of a long sweep of history: the spread of Christianity and the radical cultural changes it brought to Europe, the interaction of economic necessity with a changing climate, and generations of unknown fishermen who explored the North Atlantic in the centuries before Columbus.

Describes the development and use of many of the major trails established by Spanish soldiers, traders, and priests in Mexico, the Southwest, and Florida between the 1500s and the 1800s.

Describes the history and customs of the prehistoric Woodland Indians. Describes the daily life and native traditions of these Indians of North America who inhabited the eastern United States and Canada. Shows how they hunted for food, harvested crops, built wigwams, and lived in villages as a tribe. Emphasizes the importance of family and cultural heritage to the Native American people.

Provides insights into the explorations of the Vikings through a dramatized interview with Leif Erickson in which he discusses the reasons why the Vikings decided to seek new worlds, the technology of their ships, Erik the Red's attempts to settle in Greenland, and his own efforts to settle in Vinland, now believed to be modern-day Newfoundland.