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1) Columbus--for gold, God, and glory

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Description

Lavishly illustrated text provides new evidence to reveal the real Columbus and the actual reasons why he embarked on what would prove to be the greatest voyage in history.

2) Stolen Continents: The Americas Through Indian Eyes Since 1492

Author

Wright, Ronald

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The "discovery" of the New World in 1492 has been celebrated as one of humanity's great moments. But America's inhabitants saw this event and its consequences differently.

3) Discoverers of the New World

Author

American Heritage

Pub. Date

1960

4) Trappers and mountain men

Author

American Heritage

Pub. Date

1961

5) Columbus Day

Author

Fradin, Dennis Brindell

Pub. Date

1990

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1

6) Sailing to America

Author

Knight, James E

Pub. Date

c1982

7) The journey and ordeal of cabeza de vaca

Author

DeVaca, Alvar Nunez Cabeza

Pub. Date

c.2003

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His account of the disastrous first European exploration of the American Southwest.

8) Christopher Columbus

Author

Larkin, Tanya

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1

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Brief text and illustrations chronicle the life, voyages, and discoveries of the intrepid explorer.

9) Henry Hudson

Author

Hurwicz, Claude

Pub. Date

2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1

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Describes the adventures of the seventeenth-century English explorer, from his search for a short route from Europe to the Orient to his mysterious disappearance after members of his crew mutinied.