Syme, Ronald

A biography of the Spanish explorer who searched for gold in Florida and who was the first white man to cross the Mississippi River.

The life of the Portuguese explorer, Vasco da Gama, and the story of his voyage from Lisbon to India.

As John Paul his career was undistinguished except that he was charged twice for murder; as John Paul Jones he became the founder of the American Navy and won recognition as a maritime hero.

A biography of the man who devoted his life to liberating South America and who, at the peak of his career, was president of five South American countries.

Relates the career of the Spanish soldier famed as the conqueror of the Inca Empire of Peru.

As John Paul his career was undistinguished except that he was charged twice for murder; as John Paul Jones he became the founder of the American Navy and won recognition as a maritime hero.

A biography of Balboa, the Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.

Set in the 16th century, this is an account of the hardships encountered by Coronado and his Spanish and Indian followers as they searched Mexico and the Southwest for gold.

The story of Sir Henry Morgan, the pirate whose exploits helped save the British colonies in the West Indies.

A biography of Balboa, the Spanish explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.