Explorers of New Lands – serie

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1. 

   Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca

   Av Shane Mountjoy, William H. Goetzmann

   Inbunden, 2005

   363 kr

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   In 1531, Pizarro led a small but well trained army along the Pacific Coast of the unexplored South America. With less than 200 men, he conquered the Inca empire, known as modern day Peru. Ages 8+years.

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   Juan Ponce De Leon and His Lands of Discovery

   Av John C. Davenport, William H. Goetzmann

   Inbunden, 2005

   363 kr

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   Believing that the Fountain of Youth could be found in the New World, Ponce de Leon explored the coast of a land that he would call Florida. He also had explored and settled the island of Puerto Rico, long before setting foot in Florida.

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   Ferdinand Magellan and the Quest to Circle the Globe

   Av Samuel Willard Crompton, William H. Goetzmann

   Inbunden, 2005

   363 kr

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   Magellan set out in 1519 with five ships to find a passage through the Americas. Such a passage, if it existed, would allow Spanish ships to follow a westward route to the East Indies. After months of fruitless searching, Magellan eventually found a narrow, dangerous sea passage at the bottom of …

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   Hernando De Soto and His Expeditions Across the Americas

   Av Janet Hubbard-Brown, William H. Goetzmann

   Inbunden, 2005

   362 kr

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   In 1536, De Soto became rich when he helped lead the Spanish conquest of the Inca empire in South America. He continued his explorations through what is today the southern United States. Ages 8+ years.

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   Vasco Da Gama and the Sea Route to India

   Av Rachel A. Koestler-Grack, William H. Goetzmann

   Inbunden, 2005

   363 kr

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   Marco Polo and the Realm of Kublai Khan

   Av Tim McNeese, William H. Goetzmann

   Inbunden, 2005

   363 kr

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   In 1271, the ruler of the enormous Mongol Empire invited Marco Polo into his service, thus began Polo's 25 years of travel to the far corners of the Mongol empire. Ages 8+ years.

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   Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the Americas

   Av Tim McNeese

   Inbunden, 2005

   363 kr

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   Columbus left Spain in 1492 thinking he could reach China by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. When he reached land after five weeks, he thought he had discoverede a new route to the East Indies. It was not until much later that people realised he had instead found the New World. Ages 8+

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   Sir Francis Drake and the Oceans of the World

   Av Samuel Willard Crompton, William H. Goetzmann

   Inbunden, 2005

   363 kr

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   Francisco Coronado and the Seven Cities of Gold

   Av Shane Mountjoy

   Inbunden, 2005

   362 kr

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   Spanish legend claimed there were seven cities built of gold and filled with treasure in the New World. Today he is seen as a brave explorer and a careful observer of life in the Southwest. Ages 8+ years.