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Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus who determined to beat everyone in the race to the Indies.

A biography of the fifteenth-century explorer, describing his lifelong interest in the sea and his voyages of discovery to the New World.

Uses humor in both text and illustrations to describe what it would require to launch a voyage of discovery, what shipboard life would be like, and what the rewards would be using the voyages of Columbus as an example.

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.

Describes the life and travels of Jacques Cartier, the sixteenth-century French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China.