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Presents a brief biography of the English seaman and explorer who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I for helping to make England a world power by circumnavigating the globe and raiding Spanish ships.

Explains how the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci and the conquests of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Francisco Pizarro, and Pedro de Valdivia created an empire for Spain.

Describes Columbus' achievements and the holiday celebrated in his honor.

Chronicles the life and adventures of sixteenth-century French explorer Samuel de Champlain, and describes his voyages from France to North America in search of a trade route to Asia, the founding of Acadia, and the colonization of New France.

Presents a short children's history of explorer, Christopher Columbus and describes his life, voyages, and encounters with the native peoples of Hispaniola and other areas of the new world.

Examines the life and career of Juan Ponce de L?on, tracing his travels in the Caribbean and his discoveries of Florida and the Gulf Stream during his search for the fountain of youth.

Describes the life and voyages of seventeenth-century English explorer Henry Hudson, discussing his discoveries in North America.

Follows the stories of ancient nomads, Leif Eriksson, and Christopher Columbus as they make their way to a new land we now call America.

Presents a brief biography of sixteenth-century French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China, providing information on his life and travels.

An account of the exploration of the American South by Hernando de Soto, Ponce de Leon, and others.

Presents recent archaeological findings about the first people to settle the Americas, how they got here, and from what continent they came.

Surveys the life and exploits of fifteenth-century Italian merchant and sailor, Christopher Columbus; and describes his four voyages of discovery to the New World.

An account of the travels of Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca through Texas and Mexico from 1528 through 1536, looking particularly at his relations with the native people with whom he shared his journeys.

Relates events of explorer Henry Hudson's final voyage in 1602 from four points of view, those of his seventeen-year-old son aboard ship, a younger son left in London, a crewmember, and a young English woman acting as a spy in Holland in hopes of restoring honor to her family's name.

Profiles the life and historic voyages of fifteenth-century explorer Christopher Columbus, describing how he opened the way for exploration and settlement of the Americas.