Books in A Visual biography series

A biography of the Venetian explorer who laid the first English claim to the North American continent and of his son, Sebastian, who himself made several voyages of discovery.

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A biography of Leif Erikson describing his boyhood in Iceland, his father Erik the Red's voyage to Greenland, and his own voyage to North America around 1000 A.D.

A biography stressing the navigational skills and voyages of discovery of the Italian seaman who discovered a new continent while trying to find a route to the Indies.

Examines the life and performance of golfer Tiger Woods.

A biography of the Portuguese prince who made sailing safer by his navigational maps and who designed the caravel--a type of sailing ship.

Describes the life of Jack London, including his childhood, his writing, his belief in socialism, and his worldwide adventures.

A biography of John Smith including his life before he voyaged to Virginia, but with special emphasis on his exploits in North America.

A brief biography of the seventeenth-century French explorer who traveled the entire length of the Mississippi and took possession of all its surrounding territory for France.

A biography of Spanish adventurer, Cortes, who conquered Mexico in the early 1500's thus ending the Aztec nation.

Presents biographical information about militant Islamic leader Osama bin Laden, including his role in international terrorism and the beliefs that fuel his actions.

A biography of the explorer who claimed the Hudson Valley for the Dutch and the Hudson Bay area for the English.