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Colombo Português - Novas Revelações Colombo Português - Novas Revelações Manuel da Silva Rosa Investigation of the facts surrounding Christopher Columbus history and proof that much of the history was misinterpreted. New facts including DNA show that Columbus was not a Colombo from Italy. OL10237821W
Crossing the continent, 1527-1540 Crossing the continent, 1527-1540 Robert Goodwin The true story of America's first great explorer and adventurer—an African slave named Esteban DorantesCrossing the Continent takes us on an epic journey from Africa to Europe and America as Dr. Robe… OL12037108W
Jim Beckwourth Jim Beckwourth Wyatt Blassingame Biography of the nineteenth-century hunter, trapper, Indian chief, trader, gold seeker, innkeeper, and rancher who discovered a pass in the Sierra Nevadas which bears his name. OL1398146W
Stone heart Stone heart Diane Glancy "In Stone Heart, Diane Glancy grippingly retells the story of American legend Sacajawea, the young Shoshoni woman who traveled with Lewis and Clark on their expedition to the West. Presented in Sacaj… OL14534W
Christopher Columbus and the discovery of the New World Christopher Columbus and the discovery of the New World Carole S. Gallagher A biography of the Italian explorer who, in the fifteenth century, became the first European to discover the West Indies islands, located below the southernmost tip of the United States, in three his… OL14867312W
Henry Hudson Henry Hudson Isaac Asimov 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. OL14959155W
The Explorers The Explorers Scott Ciencin Long ago, a group of brave Troodon knights undertook difficult quests to help their fellow Dinotopians. They called themselves the Explorers. When five young descendants of these knights hear the her… OL15005331W
Hernando Cortés Hernando Cortés R. Conrad Stein A biography of Mexico's conqueror. OL15036396W
Explorers Explorers Dennis B. Fradin Discusses the reasons people go exploring, and traces the history of exploration from ancient civilization through the space program. OL15050124W
I love my mami! I love my mami! Judy Katschke Dora the Explorer spends a fun day with her mother. OL15130155W
Le città invisibili Le città invisibili Italo Calvino "Kublai Khan does not necessarily believe everything Marco Polo says when he describes the cities visited on his expeditions, but the emperor of the Tartars does continue listening to the young Venet… OL15297W
Brutal journey Brutal journey Schneider, Paul This book tells the story of an army of would-be conquerors who came to the New World on the heels of Cortés. Bound for glory, they landed in Florida in 1528. But only four of the four hundred would … OL15811853W
The last voyage of Columbus The last voyage of Columbus Martin Dugard An account of Columbus's fourth and final voyage describes the aging captain's determination to find a passage to the Orient, recounting how his efforts where challenged by shipwreck, mutiny, and pol… OL15837665W
Walter Raleigh Walter Raleigh Susan Korman A brief biography of the adventurous Englishman who explored America, attempted to establish a colony on Roanoke Island, and searched for gold in South America. OL15840871W
Through a land of extremes Through a land of extremes Nicholas Clinch,Elizabeth Clinch Just a husband and wife traveling with a little dog. Suddenly Teresa asked Willie to give her the Mannlicher. The number two Tibetan lama tried to dash out of the tent but St. George collared him and… OL15902304W
Accidental explorers Accidental explorers Rebecca Stefoff Discusses the role of chance in the discoveries of such explorers as Columbus, Ponce de Leon, Dr. David Livingstone, and Jedediah Smith. OL15931591W
The Shackleton expedition The Shackleton expedition Jil Fine Recounts the story of Shackleton's dangerous exploration of Antarctica under harsh conditions. OL16026847W
Magellan and the first voyage around the world Magellan and the first voyage around the world Nancy Smiler Levinson Recounts Ferdinand Magellan's journey around the world, despite hardship's of hunger, violent weather, and attacks, this voyage changed history by proving the world is round. Determined to find a new… OL16070521W
Finding Everett Ruess Finding Everett Ruess David Stuart Roberts Finding Everett Ruess by David Roberts, with a foreword by Jon Krakauer, is the definitive biography of the artist, writer, and eloquent celebrator of the wilderness whose bold solo explorations of t… OL16183771W
Roald Amundsen Roald Amundsen Roald Amundsen My life as an Explorer is a classic of Polar literature, written by the one man to do more to further the exploration of both Polar regions than any other person. First sailing to the Antarctic in th… OL17024566W
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