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2017., Juvenile, Rosen Publishing Call No: B COLUMBUS Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Spotlight on explorers and colonizationSummary Note: Highlights the life, voyages, and legacy of Christopher Columbus. Includes maps, color photographs, a glossary, and resources for further information.
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c2017., Pre-adolescent, Rosen Publishing Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Spotlight on explorers and colonization.Summary Note: Although Magellan led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, he perished before the trip was completed. Readers will learn about the challenges that his expedition faced on its long, arduous journey, as well as how this Portuguese explorer ended up leading a Spanish expedition in the first place. Other highlights include his travels as a young man, the discovery of the strait now named after him, and his partnership with astronomer Rui Falerio. This engrossing account of Magellan’s life and fateful last voyage concludes with a consideration of Magellan’s legacy.
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c2017., Pre-adolescent, Rosen Publishing Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Spotlight on explorers and colonization.Summary Note: The well-educated son of an Italian family, Verrazzano settled in Dieppe, France, as a young man. This explains why his historic explorations of the coast of eastern North America were undertaken in the name of the French king. During his 1524 journey, Verrazzano recorded a detailed account of the places he visited, one that would prove a key source of information about North America. Readers will also learn about Verrazzano's later journey to Brazil and his final journey, in 1528, which ended tragically when he was killed and eaten by cannibals in the Caribbean.
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c2017., Pre-adolescent, Rosen Publishing Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Spotlight on explorers and colonization.Summary Note: The river in New York State and the Canadian bay both bear Henry Hudson's name. During the 16th century, this English mariner sailed one important voyage after another.
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c2017., Pre-adolescent, Rosen Publishing Call No: ENF B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Spotlight on explorers and colonization.Summary Note: When Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, he needed a team to survey that vast, unknown expanse of land. He chose Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.
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By Byers, Ann2017., Juvenile, Rosen Publishing Call No: B Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Spotlight on explorers and colonization.Summary Note: A biography of Pedro Alvares Cabrals, including his childhood, exploration assignments, and the impact, both positive and negative, of his voyages to India and Brazil.
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c2017., Pre-adolescent, Rosen Publishing Call No: ENF 948 .022 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Spotlight on explorers and colonization.Summary Note: Though most often remembered as marauding barbarians, the Vikings were also traders, farmers, and skilled craftsmen. Their exploration beyond the shores of Europe began in the late 900s with the founding of settlements in Greenland and Newfoundland. Notable Viking adventurers such as Erik the Red, Leif the Lucky, and Thorfinn Karlsefni are profiled. Readers will also learn about the Vikings’ weapons and armor, ships, religious beliefs, lifestyle, and the vast legacy they left behind in mythology, language, and shipbuilding.
