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Traces the voyage of a Chinese fleet which, in 1421, circumnavigated the globe, discovered America, and transplanted to America, Australia, New Zealand, and South America the principal economic crops that now feed and clothe the world.

A brief history of the Spanish Conquistadors and their conquest of the Americas and destruction of its native peoples.

Presents the log of Christopher Columbus as copied out in brief by his companion, Bartholomew Las Casas, relating the day-to-day drama of a long sea voyage into the unknown.

An introduction to the life of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Hernando Cort?s, who conquered the Aztec Empire of Mexico.

Tells the story of the Dutch colony known as New Netherland and includes information on related topics and figures such as seventeenth-century Dutch ships, the Hudson River, Native Americans, and Peter Stuyvesant.

Presents a brief biography of Christoper Columbus, providing information on his life, his voyages, and the discovery and exploration of the New World.

Simple text and photographs introduce the life of the Italian explorer who is credited with discovering America.

Simple text and photographs introduce Christopher Columbus and the Columbus Day holiday.

Describes the social and economic climate of the sixteenth century by focusing on the life of an apprentice to a mapmaker living in Spain during the age of exploration.

Illustrations, maps, and easy-to-follow text provide a brief introduction to the Norse discovery of America in the fifteenth century.

Provides information about Columbus Day, explaining historical backgroung, how it began, and how it is celebrated.

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.

Presents the history of ancient America in topical arrangement. Includes over 350 drawings and paintings, photographs of sites today, and maps of locations discussed.

Profiles more than seventy twentieth-century novels and novellas from Great Britain and regions formerly in the British Empire, including Ireland, India, Africa, Australia, and Canada, alphabetized by title, covering their plots, characters, themes, meanings, critical reception, and significance.

Contains alphabetically-arranged entries on the Spanish Empire's conquest over the Aztec, Incan, and Mayan people.