discovery and exploration

Examines the political forces and personal ambition that drove the explorer Robert F. Scott to strive to reach the South Pole.

Describes the exploits of men who explored the American West during the early 1800s, including Lewis and Clark, John Colter, Joe Walker, and Thomas Nuttall.

A biography of the French explorer who founded Quebec, discovered Lake Champlain, and was called the Father of New France.

Describes the events surrounding the voyages of Christopher Columbus to the New World, the reasons for those voyages, and how they helped to shape the future of the Americas.

A brief biography of the Italian weaver's son who never achieved his dream of finding a trade route to India but in pursuing it opened the door to the New World.

A brief biography of the Spanish explorer who led an expedition into the American Southwest in search of seven cities of gold.

A brief biography of the Spanish explorers who led an expedition into the American Southwest in search of Gran Quivira and the seven cities of Cibola.

Describes Champlain's exploration of New France and his relations with the Indians.

A biography of the two explorers--one white, one African American--who discovered the North Pole in 1909.

Describes La Salle's exploration of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Louisiana Territory.