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

"For a long time, most people believed that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to 'discover' America--the first to make a successful round-trip voyage across the Atlantic. But in recent years, as new evidence has come to light, our understanding of history has changed. We know now that Columbus was among the last explorers to reach the Americas, not the first"--Book jacket.

The life of the fifteenth-century Italian sailor who discovered a new continent while pursuing his dreams of adventure across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a western route to India.

Relates the events of Columbus' second voyage, focusing on the arrival of pigs in the New World.

An account of the exploration of the American South by Hernando de Soto, Ponce de Leon, and others.

Brief description of the life and explorations of Coronado as he led Spanish soldiers from New Spain (Mexico) across the southwestern U.S. in the 1500s.

Examines the life and times of Christopher Columbus and describes his voyages to the New World.