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This book tells of the life of Christopher Columbus, who made four voyages across the Atlantic as he looked for a route to the Indies.

Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a trading route to China, and his unexpected landfall in the Americas, is a watershed event in world history. Yet Columbus made three more voyages within the span of only a decade, each designed to demonstrate that he could sail to China within a matter of weeks and convert those he found there to Christianity. These later voyages were even more adventurous, violent, and ambiguous,...

Examines the life of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci, discussing his childhood and youth, his travels to Spain, his voyage on behalf of King Ferdinand V, his development of a navigation system, his further expeditions, and his final years

Presents information about the life and voyages of the Italian merchant and explorer who was credited with being the first to reach the American mainland.

Examines the life of Columbus, his journeys of exploration to the New World, and his later years.

A biography of Ponce de Leon, the fifteenth-century Spanish explorer best known for his quest to discover the legendary Fountain of Youth.

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

This book describes the explorations of Christopher Columbus, from 1492-1504.

A biography of the Shoshoni Indian girl who served as interpreter, peacemaker, and guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest in 1805-1806.