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Christopher Columbus

famous explorer
2007
Presents a brief biography of explorer Christopher Columbus in graphic novel format, and describes his expeditions to the New World.

Juan Ponce de Le?n

the exploration of Florida and the search for the fountain of youth
2003
Describes the life of the Spanish explorer who first came to the New World with Columbus, went on to become governor of Puerto Rico, and later came to Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.

Hernando de Soto

trailblazer of the American Southeast
2003
Portrays Hernando de Soto as both a pirate and explorer who, while a failure in some ways, had a lasting influence through such actions as introducing pigs to the Americas.

Francisco V?squez de Coronado

famous journeys to the American Southwest and colonial New Mexico
2003
A biography of Spanish explorer Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, who led an army of discovery through the American southwest looking for treasure.

Francisco Pizarro

the exploration of Peru and the Conquest of the Inca
2004
Tells the life story of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Franciso Pizarro, describes the culture of the Incas, and chronicles the conquest of their empire, also providing a chronology, glossary, and further resource list.

Christopher Columbus

explorer
2003
Briefly introduces the life of explorer Christopher Columbus, his accomplishments, and his impact on the world as we know it.

Amerigo Vespucci

Italian explorer of the Americas
2004
A biography of the Italian-born explorer who was the first person to realize North America was a separate continent.

Christopher Columbus

explorer of the New World
2001
Explores the life and times of Columbus and his discovery of the New World.

Juan Ponce de Leon

2003
Describes the life of the Spanish explorer who first came to the New World with Columbus, went on to become governor of Puerto Rico, and later came to Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.

Hernando de Soto

2003
A biography of the wealthy Spaniard who came to the New World to seek glory and who, in 1541, became the first European to reach the Mississippi River.

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