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Presents research by ecologist, anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians to show how the formation of a global network of ecological and economic exchange fostered the rise in Europe, devastated imperial China, disrupted Africa, and made Mexico City the center of the world.

A collection of articles that discuss the consequences of Columbus's discovery of America and explain why the effects it had on the Native Americans have been ignored throughout history.

Provides accounts of pre-Columbian exploration of North America by many ethnic and cultural groups; including the Chinese, the Irish, and the Welsh.

These adventurers charted previously unknown territories, encountered, and often tragically exploited, native peoples, and changed the fate of the global landscape.

Surveys the life and voyages of Sir Francis Drake and the expansion of the English naval fleet in the sixteenth century.

The author chronicles the details involving the last known voyage of explorer Christopher Columbus in 1500 and his attempts to regain his credibility after he had fallen into disgrace.

Discusses the history of ancient America, detailing the lives of hunters and gatherers, the move toward agriculture, and the rise and fall of civilizations, including the Inca, Maya, and Aztecs.

An account of the Amerindian world in 1492 from the Inuit in the far north to the Inca in the far south.

Presents an examination of the geographic, cultural, and human landscape of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492, and includes information from historical and archaeological perspectives that offers a new view of pre-Columbian America.

Maps and text offer information on the cultures and histories of native groups in both North and South America.

Examines the life and times of Christopher Columbus and describes his voyages to the New World.

Surveys the early exploration of Canada by Cartier, Champlain, and others.

Looks at the life and accomplishments of the English explorer Henry Hudson who searched for a northern passage to China and explored large areas of North America before being set adrift in Hudson Bay by a mutinous crew.

An illustrated look at fifteenth-century Italian explorer John Cabot's early life, his attempts to find riches through a westward route to Asia, and his arrival in the land he named "New Founde Land.

Text and illustrations survey Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's journey northward from New Spain in search of legendary cities of gold, describing his struggles, discoveries, disappointments, and return to New Spain, and providing a glossary, lists of important dates and people, and selected further resources.