Examines the experiences of Henry Hudson, tracing his voyages in the Arctic and North America and his discovery of the Hudson River and other bodies of water during his unsuccessful search for a Northwest Passage to Asia.
A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.
Describes King Richard I's active involvement in the Crusades as a warrior and a military leader, also providing background information on Richard's life and the Christian quest for the Holy Land.
Describes the 1839 revolt led by Joseph Cinque aboard the illegal slave ship "Amistad" and the subsequent controversial trial in the U.S. that decided whether illegally captured slaves were free.
Chronicles the lives and expeditions of Henry Stanley and David Livingstone as they unlocked many geographic secrets of Africa and traces the history of European colonialism on the African continent.
Traces the efforts of Commodore Matthew Perry to use force and diplomacy to end Japan's traditional isolationism and to begin trade with the Asian nation.
Describes the efforts of Philip II of Macedonia and his son, Alexander the Great, to unify the different parts of Greece and to establish a vast Greek empire.
Traces the history of the fall of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire, highlighting the leadership role of Julius Caesar in the drive to spread Roman civilization and influence throughout the known world.
