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Explores the rivalry between Christopher Columbus, working for Spain, and fellow Italian, John Cabot, working for England, to discover a more direct route to the Indies.

Recounts St. Brendan's life and voyage to North America long before the Vikings arrived.

Describes Coronado's search for gold in the American Southwest and his interaction with the Native Americans there.

Examines important technological improvements in the ancient Americas from around 3114 B.

Pop-up picture format provides three dimensional scenes to accompany Columbus on his most important voyage.

A brief account of the life and discoveries of the Norse explorer who became one of the first white men to visit America.

Describes Christopher Columbus's early life, success at sea, and the first Americans he met.

Traces the life of the famed Florentine explorer who discovered Brazil, Venezuela, and the Amazon River, and had two continents named for him.

Presents a children's study of the cultural differences between the Native Americans and the early Europeans from 1492 to 1700, and discusses the various native homes and customs as well as the changes that they incurred as a result of European expansion.

Chronicles the history of the European settlement of North American between 1492 and 1763 and includes information on key explorers, African slaves, and Native Americans who fought unsuccessfully to keep their land and way of life.

A biography of Christopher Columbus, discussing his early life, his dreams of becoming a sailor, and his accidental discovery of America.

A simple biography of the Italian explorer who became the first European to discover the West Indies islands in three historic voyages sponsored by Spain's monarchy.

Christopher Columbus was looking for a faster trade route to China.

Introduces the life of explorer Christopher Columbus, the first man known to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and discusses what he found when he reached the islands now known as the West Indies.

Translation based on Las Casas abstract of the Log with additions from his Historia and Fernando Columbus's Historia (of the Columbus family).