Waldman, Stuart

Presents an account of the Colorado River Exploration Expedition, a journey organized in 1869 by geology professor John Wesley Powell to explore the last uncharted river in the United States, and shares details of Powell's life, as well as the lives of members of his team.

Details the story of the first circumnavigation of the world by Ferdinand Magellan in the early sixteenth century.

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.