EXPLORERS AND THEIR QUEST FOR NORTH AMERICA

From the voyages of Christopher Columbus into the unchartered dark blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean to the daring exploration of the Louisiana Purchase by Meriwether Lewis, the book brings to life the epic stories of 14 adventurers in the New World. Struggle alongside the conquistadors as they conquer new lands for Spain, and journey down the Mississippi River with French explorers. Learn about the work of Vitus Bering whose discovery of Alaska established Russia's claim to the region, and Alexander Mackenzie's 107 day trek across Western Canada that opened the frontier to settlement, commerce and development of its natural resources. Read about Henry Hudson's sea voyages in search of the Northwest Passage which led to the colonisation of New York, the exploration of the Hudson Bay in Canada, and Hernan Cortes whose victorious battles against the Aztecs conquered Mexico for Spain. Other names include John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, Hernando de Soto, Francisco Coronado, Samuel de Champlain, Captain John Smith, Governor of the Jamestown colony and explorer of the American coastline, Robert Cavelier de La Salle, explorer of the Great Lakes, and Daniel Boone, pioneer of the Ohio Valley. With maps, 303pp.