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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

This book introduces the life of Francisco Pizarro, the explorer who was sent to Peru to conquer the Incas and claim their land and wealth for the Spanish crown.

This book is a biography of Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish explorer who captured the supreme Inca Atahuallpa in Peru, took the Inca's gold and silver, and executed the supreme Inca.

Describes the journey through the Amazon Basin made by Orellana and Pizarro in the early sixteenth century. Also discusses the Inca and the conquest of South America by the Spanish.