Describes the exploration of North America by European seafarers in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, including discussion of the Vikings, Columbus, John Cabot, the early Spanish and French explorers, and the search for the Northwestern Passage.

Highlighting the unexpected contours of geography, history, nature, politics and culture, this fascinating atlas, through one hundred infographic maps, uncovers new wonders that make the continent seem like the center of the universe.

Describes the life of Christopher Columbus and how he came to discover the New World.

Examines the history, traditional lifestyle, and current situation of the Sioux, or Dakota, Indians, with an emphasis on the Teton Sioux group.

Examines the history, social and political organization, religion, customs, traditional lifestyle, and current situation of the Iroquois Indians.

An examination of the history, daily lives, traditional rituals, ceremonies, legends and culture of the Native Americans who inhabit the Great Plains.

Take a tour of America's great outdoors and discover the beauty and diversity of its most iconic and majestic national parks. Explore Florida's river-laced Everglades, travel down the white water rapids of the Grand Canyon, trek across the deserts of Death Valley and scale the soaring summits of the Rocky Mountains with this book that brings you up close to nature's greatest adventures. Packed with maps and fascinating facts about the flora and fauna...

The day-to-day life of children in nineteenth-century North America is explored through stories and activities.

"One activist's story shows how indigenous communities can fight to protect their sacred lands-and win"--