America Book 1
by See Title Page
part of the American History Series

Table of Contents

Title
Publisher
Preface

INTRODUCTION
DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION 1000-1562
PRE-COLUMBIAN VOYAGES
THE VOYAGES OF THE NORSEMEN
THE BIRTH OF THE FIRST WHITE CHILD IN AMERICA
EARLY LIFE OF COLUMBUS
THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO
BOOK OF SER MARCO POLO, THE VENETIAN
MARCO POLO'S ACCOUNT OF JAPAN AND JAVA
WHAT FURTHER CAME OF THE GREAT KAAN's EXPEDITION AGAINST CHIPANGU
CONCERNING THE GREAT ISLAND OF JAVA
CONCERNING THE ISLAND OF JAVA THE LESS. THE KINGDOMS OF FERLEC AND BASMA
LETTERS FROM TOSCANELLI APPROVING COLUMBUS' PROJECT
SECOND LETTER FROM Toscanelli
COLUMBUS IN SPAIN
THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
COLUMBUS' OWN STORY OF HIS VOYAGE
OF DISCOVERY
RECEPTION OF COLUMBUS IN SPAIN
PAPAL BULL DIVIDING THE NEW WORLD
AMERICUS VESPUCIUS' ACCOUNT OF HIS FIRST VOYAGE
THE VOYAGES OF THE CABOTS
FOURTH AND LAST VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS
THE DEATH OF COLUMBUS
THE NAMING OF AMERICA
PONCE DE LEON IN FLORIDA
BALBOA DISCOVERS THE PACIFIC
VERRAZZANO'S VOYAGE-1524
CARTIER DISCOVERS THE ST. LAWRENCE
DE VACA'S JOURNEY TO NEW MEXICO
CORONADO'S WANDERINGS
DE SOTO'S DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI
DEATH OF DE SOTO
DRAKE IN CALIFORNIA
A DESCRIPTION OF DRAKE
GOSNOLD'S SETTLEMENT AT CUTTYHUNK
CHAMPLAIN'S BATTLE WITH THE IROQUOIS ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN
THE DISCOVERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER
HUDSON'S THIRD VOYAGE