Offers insight into the historical events that prompted Columbus' efforts to establish new trade routes to the Indies, his struggles to obtain financial support for his voyages, and the important discoveries that caused him to become known as the "Great Admiral of the Seas."

Presents a brief look at the life of Christopher Columbus and his search for a new route to the Indies.

In a pictorial retelling, Christopher Columbus overcomes a number of obstacles to fulfill his dream of sailing west to find a new route to the Orient.

A biography of the Spanish explorer who searched for gold in Florida and who was the first white man to cross the Mississippi River.

A biography of the fifteenth-century Italian seaman and navigator who unknowingly discovered a new continent while looking for a western route to India.

A biography of the Spanish explorer who became the first European to reach the Mississippi River.

A biography of the fifteenth-century Italian seaman and navigator who unknowingly discovered a new continent while looking for a western route to India.

Discusses the life and exploration of the Spanish nobleman, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado.