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

An introduction to the life of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro, who conquered Peru while seeking a land filled with gold, silver, and other riches.

Relates the story of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and gives the history of Columbus Day.

A biography of the fifteenth-century Italian seaman and navigator who unknowingly discovered a new continent while looking for a western route to India.

Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a trading route to China, and his unexpected landfall in the Americas, is a watershed event in world history. Yet Columbus made three more voyages within the span of only a decade, each designed to demonstrate that he could sail to China within a matter of weeks and convert those he found there to Christianity. These later voyages were even more adventurous, violent, and ambiguous,...

"Examines the life of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, including his birth and early sea voyages, his famed discovery of the New World, and his legacy in American history"--Provided by publisher.