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Describes the achievements and the life of seventeenth-century French explorer Ren?-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle, who was the first European to travel the entire length of the Mississippi River.

Describes the life and achievements of Ponce de Le?n, the Spanish explorer who first came to the New World with Columbus, went on to become governer of Puerto Rico, and later came to Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.

Examines the life of Columbus, his journeys of exploration to the New World, and his later years.

Tells the story of how Christopher Columbus set out on a voyage to the Indies in 1492 and instead landed in America.

Chronicles the life, voyages, and discoveries of the intrepid explorer.

Detailed description of Columbus's voyage to the New World in 1492.

Examines the races, tribes, wanderers, and explorers who may have found America before Columbus, including the prehistoric nomads who crossed the land bridge from Asia and possible Polynesian, Phoenician, and European visitors by sea.

Tells the life story of Viking explorer Leif Eriksson, describing his adventures in North America in the eleventh century.

Presents a children's history of the voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492 and provides information on how the trip was financed, fifteenth-century navigational tools, and some of the problems Columbus and his crew encountered.

Introduces Columbus Day, explaining the historical events behind it, how it became a holiday, and how it is observed.

Traces the exploration of America from the arrival of Asian hunters in Alaska more than 15,000 years ago to the English and French settlers in the early 1600s.

Simple text and illustrations present the life story of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer and conquistador Francisco Coronado, covering his search for the Seven Cities of Gold.

Examines the life and adventures of Henry Hudson, the English sea captain who explored the Arctic Ocean and the river and bay later named for him while in search of a northern route to the Orient.

A brief introduction to the life and accomplishments of the Norwiegan explorer Leif Eriksson.