Chelsea House Publishers, 2006. — 163 p. — (Explorers of New Lands). — ISBN10: 0-7910-8608-9; ISBN13: 978-0791086087. Magellan set out in 1519 with five ships to find a passage through the Americas. Such a passage, if it existed, would allow Spanish ships to follow a westward route to the East Indies. After months of fruitless searching, Magellan eventually found a narrow,...
Chelsea House Publishers, 2006. — 157 p. — (Explorers of New Lands). — ISBN10: 0-7910-8615-1; ISBN13: 9780791086155. From 1577-1580, Drake led the second expedition to sail around the world. During his voyage he made several important discoveries: finding the tip of South America, disproving the theory of the Northwest Passage, and charting the North American Pacific coastline....
Chelsea House Publishers, 2006. — 161 p. — (Explorers of New Lands). — ISBN10: 0-7910-8607-0; ISBN13: 9780791086070. Believing that the Fountain of Youth could be found in the New World, Ponce de León explored the coast of a land that he would call Florida. He also explored and settled the island of Puerto Rico long before setting foot in Florida. Introduction by William H....
Chelsea House Publishers, 2006. — 157 p. — (Explorers of New Lands). — ISBN10: 0-7910-8610-0; ISBN13: 9780791086100. In 1536, De Soto became rich when he helped lead the Spanish conquest of the Inca empire in South America. He continued his explorations through what is today the southern United States, seeking gold and glory. He and his men wandered through a large area,...
Chelsea House Publishers, 2006. — 158 p. — (Explorers of New Lands). — ISBN10: 0791086097; ISBN13: 978-0791086094. Introduction by William H. Goetzmann. Leave None Without a Wound. A Reckless Youth. We Shall Conquer. The Conquest Begins. Moctezuma. March to Tenochtitlán. The Kidnap of Moctezuma. Aztec Uprising. Conquest! I Am the Man! Chronology and Timeline. Notes. Further...
Chelsea House Publishers, 2006. — 165 p. — (Explorers of New Lands). — ISBN10: 0-7910-8611-9; ISBN13: 9780791086117. This Portuguese navigator's initial voyage to India in 1497-1499 opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope. This changed the world's balance of power and helped make his home country one of the richest and powerful in...
Chelsea House Publishers, 2006. — 185 p. — (Explorers of New Lands). — ISBN10: 0-7910-8613-5; ISBN13: 9780791086131. Columbus left Spain in 1492 thinking that he could reach China by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. When he reached land after five weeks, he thought he had discovered a new route to the East Indies. It was not until much later that people realized that he...
Chelsea House Publishers, 2006. — 161 p. — (Explorers of New Lands). — ISBN10: 0-7910-8631-3. Introduction by William H. Goetzmann The Seven Cities of Gold The Explorer’s Early Life Coronado’s World Friar Marcos The Expedition Begins Cíbola From Conquistador to Explorer Fighting and Failure Coronado Returns to New Spain Chronology and Timeline Notes Further Reading
Chelsea House Publishers, 2005. — 150 p. — (Explorers of New Lands). — ISBN10: 0791086143; ISBN13: 978-0791086148. In 1531, Pizarro led a small but well trained army along the Pacific Coast of the unexplored South America. With less than 200 men, he conquered the Inca empire, known as modern day Peru.
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