The exploits of many explorers, both familiar and lesser known, are recounted in A Voyage Long and Strange.
Discover information about these explorers in the selections below.
Columbus: The Four Voyages
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A Land So Strange
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Juan Ponce de León and the Spanish Discovery of Puerto Rico and Florida
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Love and Hate in Jamestown: John Smith, Pocahontas, and the Heart of a New Nation by David PriceClick on image
Exhaustive research lends authority to this book about the founding of the Jamestown colony. A balanced view is presented in the relationships between the Native People and the English. Accessible and engrossing.
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See how the mythic figure of Christopher Columbus
is portrayed in the movies by viewing the trailers below.
Both movies were released in 1992 commemorating the 500th anniversary of Columbus' contact with the new world.
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
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1492: Conquest of Paradise
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