"An early reader biography focusing on Christopher Columbus"--

A biography of Christopher Columbus, focusing on his voyage to America aboard the three famous ships.

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

A biography of the Spanish explorer who became the first European to reach the Mississippi River.

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

Describes the early life and studies of Christopher Columbus, his search for support of a voyage across the Atlantic, and his experiences in the New World.

A biography of 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.

A biography of the sixteenth-century Spaniard who explored Florida and other southern states, and became the first white man to cross the Mississippi River.

Discusses the life of Hernando Cortes, who led the military expedition that defeated Montezuma and the Aztecs, initiating Spain's conquest of Mexico and the Spanish colonization of the Americas.