Books in His Gallery of great Americans series. Explorers of America series

A brief biography of the Spanish explorers who led an expedition into the American Southwest in search of Gran Quivira and the seven cities of Cibola.

A brief biography of the Italian weaver's son who never achieved his dream of finding a trade route to India but in pursuing it opened the door to the New World.

A brief account of the life and discoveries of the Norse explorer who became one of the first white men to visit America.

An easy-to-read account of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory and the two men who led it.

A biography of the French explorer who founded Quebec, discovered Lake Champlain, and was called the Father of New France.

A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who became the first white man to cross the Mississippi.

A biography of the Ottawa war chief whose almost successful plan to join many tribes together to defeat the British was known as Pontiac's Conspiracy.

A biography of the Wampanoag Indian whose experiences at the hands of early English explorers later enabled him to help the struggling Plymouth colony.

An easy-to-read biography of Elizabeth Blackwell who overcame many difficulties to become the first woman physician in the United States.

A biography of the famous conductor on the Underground Railroad who worked to free her people before, during, and after the Civil War.

An easy-to-read biography of the leader of the Confederate forces in the Civil War.

A brief biography of Paul Revere stressing his patriotic acts and his skill as a silversmith.