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Across America: The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Maurice Isserman, John S. Bowman
Hardcover (Facts on File, Sept. 1, 2004)Describes the formation of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery and their journey across the North American continent to the Pacific coast.
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Exploration of the California Coast: The Adventures of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Francis Drake, Sebastian Vizcaino, and Other Explorers of North America's West Coast
Clarissa Aykroyd
Library Binding (Mason Crest, June 1, 2002)Discusses the sixteenth-century exploration of California's coast, including the adventures of such Spanish explorers as Cortes, Juan Rodrâiguez Cabrillo, and Sebastiâan Vizcaâino, as well as Englishman Sir Francis Drake.
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Exploring Space
Professor Rodney P Carlisle, John S Bowman, William R Kenan Jr Professor of History Maurice Isserman
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Dec. 1, 2009)Presents information on the history of human exploration of space, discussing the space race, the Moon landing, the International Space Station, and the Hubble Space Telescope.
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The Early French Explorers of North America: How Giovanni Verazano, Jacques Cartier, Samuel De Champlain, Etienne Brule, and Others Explored the ... French Settlements
Daniel E. Harmon
Library Binding (Mason Crest, Aug. 1, 2002)Discusses the adventures of the first French explorers of North America, including Giovanni da Varrazano, Jacques Cartier, âEtienne Brãulâe, Samuel de Champlain, and Jean Nicolet.
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The Sea Route to Asia: The Adventures of the Portuguese Explorers, from Prince Henry the Navigator to Bartholomeu Dias and Vasco De Game
David Rutsala
Library Binding (Mason Crest, Feb. 1, 2002)Discusses the quest of Portuguese explorers to find a route around Africa to Asia, focusing on the adventures of such famous leaders as Prince Henry the Navigator, Bartholomeu Dias, and Vasco da Gama.
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The English Colonization of America: How Explorers and Colonists Such As Sir Walter Raleigh, John Smith, and Miles Standish Helped Establish England's ... in the New World
Dan Harvey
Library Binding (Mason Crest, June 1, 2002)Chronicles the English attempts to settle in North America during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, including the failed colony on Roanoke Island and the more successful Jamestown settlement.
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Exploration In The Age Of Empire 1750-1953
Kevin Patrick Grant, John S. Bowman
Hardcover (Facts on File, Aug. 1, 2004)Discusses European exploration in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East from the second half of the eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth century.
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Pathfinders of the American Frontier
Diane Cook
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Feb. 1, 2002)Walk in the footsteps of our early explorers in this sensational 15-volume series. Exploration and Discovery features full-color artwork, including authentic pictures of early maps, drawings, and people. Also included in this set is a chronology, glossary, and Web source for further study.
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The Spanish Exploration of Florida: The Adventures of the Spanish Conquistadors, Including Juan Ponce De Leon, Panfilo De Narvaez, Alvan Nunez Cabeza ... De Soto, and pedro
William Thompson, Dorcas Thompson
Library Binding (Mason Crest, Feb. 1, 2002)Discusses the sixteenth-century exploration of Florida, from the early attempts of Ponce de Leon, Panfilo de Narvaes, and Hernando de Soto to the successful establishment of the settlement at St. Augustine.
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The Explorers of the American West
Kelly Wittman
Library Binding (Mason Crest Publishers, Feb. 1, 2002)During the 1840s, John C Fremont led several expeditions through the west. His adventures, and his accurate maps of the Oregon Trail, led to Fremont's nickname, the Pathfinder. This title presents the story of the men who explored the west, from John Fremont to John Wesley Powell, Clarence King, George M Wheeler, and Ferdinand V Hayden.
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Antarctica
Stephen Currie
Hardcover (Lucent, Dec. 5, 2003)Looks at the history of explorations and voyages to Antarctica.
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Opening Up North America, 1497-1800
Caroline Cox, Ken Albala, John S. Bowman, Maurice Isserman
Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Dec. 1, 2009)Opening Up North America, 1497–1800, Revised Edition integrates in a chronological narrative the voyages taken from Florida to Newfoundland, covering the first recorded contact of John Cabot in 1497 through Alexander Mackenzie's journey across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific in 1793. Through these stories, the geography of northeastern North America is pieced together and the impact European exploration had on Native American society continues to be felt today. Coverage includes:The importance of cod fishing in the North AtlanticBeaver hats and the role played by the fur trade in exploration of the continent's interiorSpanish, French, and English claims to territory in the southeast in the 16th centuryExploration by Jacques Cartier, Samuel de Champlain, Henry Hudson, Étienne Brûlé, René-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle, and others.
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