Henry Carter Hull

At the end of this book, you should be able to correctly identify the early Spanish explorers who landed in America. Learn how and why they traveled, and what they discovered in the states that are now Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Go ahead and grab a copy of this book today.

Why did Christopher Columbus leave his country and traveled so many nautical miles across the sea? How did he discover America? Relive Columbus' journey by identifying the facts. For example, this book will educate your child on the land he discovered and mistakenly named India, and the name he gave the natives. Also know the day and circumstances of his landing. Oh what an adventure!

Rhyming text describes Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the New World.

Examines the life of explorer Henry Hudson, describing his quest to locate a Northwest passage across North America, his discovery of the Hudson River, and his mysterious death.

An account of Henry Hudson's four voyages in search of a passage to the Orient in the early seventeenth century and the discoveries made by him on the northeastern coast of America.

An illustrated history of the Vikings, looking at the Scandinavian warriors from the perspectives of history, archaeology, oral tradition, literature, and natural science.

Text and illustrations survey Francisco Vasquez de Coronado's journey northward from New Spain in search of legendary cities of gold, describing his struggles, discoveries, disappointments, and return to New Spain, and providing a glossary, lists of important dates and people, and selected further resources.

Describes the life and achievements of Ponce de León, the Spanish explorer who first came to the New World with Columbus, went on to become governer of Puerto Rico, and later came to Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth.

Explores the life of René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, from his childhood to his travels to his death, his discoveries and accomplishments, and his impact on world history.

An epic and intimate firsthand account of a true American hero's daring journey into the heart of the Amazon forest in the nineteenth century. Captain William Lewis Herndon was memorialized in Gary Kinder's bestselling book Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea , which recounts Herndon's final acts of heroism as his ship foundered in a hurricane off the Carolina coast in 1857. Seven years before those tragic events, the secretary of the Navy had appointed...