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  • Sieur de La Salle: An Explorer of the Great West

    Amie Hazleton

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2017)
    Explore the life of Sieur de La Salle in this captivating biography. At the young age of 23, La Salle left France for the New World. La Salle was the first European to travel the entire length of the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico, claiming both the river and land for France. Follow along the brave journey of La Salle and learn the importance of his expeditions in the Great West.
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  • Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca

    Gina De Angelis

    School & Library Binding (Tandem Library, July 15, 2000)
    None
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  • John Charles Fremont and the Great Western Reconnaissance

    Edward D. Harris

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, July 1, 1990)
    A biography of the nineteenth-century soldier, politician, and explorer whose many expeditions helped open up the western territories to settlers
    Y

  • Alexander Mackenzie and the Explorers of Canada

    Georgia Xydes

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Jan. 1, 1992)
    Examines the explorations of Sir Alexander Mackenzie in Canada.

  • Hernando De Soto and the Explorers of the American South

    Sylvia Whitman

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Nov. 1, 1991)
    An account of the exploration of the American South by Hernando de Soto, Ponce de Leon, and others
    V

  • James Cook and the Exploration of the Pacific

    Charles J. Shields

    School & Library Binding (Topeka Bindery, )
    None
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  • Lt. Charles Wilkes and the Great U.S. Exploring Expedition

    Cheri Wolfe, Chen Wolfe

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Pub, Aug. 1, 1991)
    Describes the journey of Charles Wilkes as he led a group of American seamen through the South Pacific

  • Hernando de Soto: An Explorer of the Southeast

    Amie Hazleton

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2017)
    Delve into the life of Hernando de Soto in this captivating biography. Hernando de Soto and his men were the first Europeans to explore the southeastern United States. He traveled almost four years and covered more than 4,000 miles. Follow along the brave journey of de Soto and learn the importance of his expeditions in the American Southeast.
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  • Ferdinand Magellan and the Discovery of the World Ocean

    Rebecca Stefoff

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Jan. 1, 1990)
    A biography of the Portuguese sea captain who commanded the first expedition that sailed around the world, thus providing the first positive proof that the earth is round.

  • Vasco De Gama and the Portuguese Explorers

    Rebecca Stefoff

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Feb. 1, 1993)
    Details the achievements of the Portuguese explorers, including such notables as Prince Henry the Navigator and Vasco de Gamma, who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to reach India.
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  • Robert Peary and the Quest for the North Pole

    Daniel E. Harmon

    School & Library Binding (San Val, )
    None
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  • Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca

    Shane Mountjoy, William H Goetzmann

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Publications, Oct. 1, 2005)
    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. Ages 8+years.
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