Examines the voyages of explorers who reached the shores of North America before Columbus. Discusses Eric the Red, Leif Ericsson, the Norse settlements, and ancient visitors to South and Latin America.
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.
Profiles the life and achievements of the explorer who founded the city of Quebec, forged paths to the Canadian interior, and mapped the eastern coastline of North America from the Saint Lawrence River to Cape Cod.