A biography of the Italian traveler who became the first European to cross Asia completely and document his experiences.

A biography of the explorer whose brutal conquest of the Aztecs in Mexico was responsible for the first Spanish settlements in the New World.

The life and conquests of the Spanish explorer who joined an expedition to the New World in 1502 and subsequently claimed for Spain parts of Mexico, Central America and South America including Peru.

Describes the expedition led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the unknown western regions of America at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

Presents a biography of the daring Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition that sailed around the world.

Examines the facts and theories surrounding the voyages taken to North America by the English explorer John Cabot in the late 1490s.

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.

Outlines the events of this English explorer's famous Arctic journeys and his search for the Northwest Passage to Asia.