Exploring North America / Jacqueline Morley ; [illustrated by] David Antram.
by Morley, Jacqueline; Antram, David [ill.].
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BookSeries: Voyages of discovery. Publisher: New York : Peter Bedrick Books, c1996Description: 48 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0872264882.Subject(s): North America -- Discovery and exploration | Discoveries in geography | ExplorersDDC classification: 970.01
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Summary: Tells the story of how Europeans got to know the size and shape of the northern part of the New World, an area discovered over a period of four centuries.
Early explorers -- Treasure seekers -- Conquistadores -- The Grand Canyon -- The Western Sea -- The Northwest Passage -- Champlain -- Building a canoe -- Coureurs de Bois -- Missionaries -- Niagara Falls -- Louisianna -- The high mountains -- Coast to coast -- Lewis and Clark -- To the river of the West -- South pass -- To California -- The way west.
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Includes glossary and index.
Early explorers -- Treasure seekers -- Conquistadores -- The Grand Canyon -- The Western Sea -- The Northwest Passage -- Champlain -- Building a canoe -- Coureurs de Bois -- Missionaries -- Niagara Falls -- Louisianna -- The high mountains -- Coast to coast -- Lewis and Clark -- To the river of the West -- South pass -- To California -- The way west.
School Library Journal 12/96
Tells the story of how Europeans got to know the size and shape of the northern part of the New World, an area discovered over a period of four centuries.
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