america

Examines the voyages of explorers who reached the shores of North America before Columbus. Discusses Eric the Red, Leif Ericsson, the Norse settlements, and ancient visitors to South and Latin America.

Describes the early life and studies of Christopher Columbus, his search for support of a voyage across the Atlantic, and his experiences in the New World.

A biography of Christopher Columbus with emphasis on how historians have worked and are still working to find out the truth about his life and discoveries.

An account of Christopher Columbus's four transatlantic voyages.

Photographs of the 1990 voyage of the new Nina, original illustrations, historical paintings, and maps present a picture of what it was like to sail with Columbus.

Describes Columbus' first voyage of discovery as seen through the eyes of a twelve-year-old ship's boy.

Expressions of American life by Whitman, Riley, Field, Longfellow, Dunbar, folk sources, Indian tribes, and a host of others.

A biography of the 15th-century Italian seaman and navigator who unknowingly discovered a new continent while looking for a western route to India.

Describes and illustrates the first discoveries and settlements in North America through a variety of images produced at that time.

A biography of the fifteenth-century Italian seaman and navigator who unknowingly discovered a new continent while looking for a western route to India.