America Discovered: A Historical Atlas of North American Exploration by Derek Hayes

America Discovered: A Historical Atlas of North American Exploration

Derek Hayes

224 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced

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The first Europeans to reach America sought a route through the unknown continent to the riches of the Orient--the fabled "passage to Cathay." The search would motivate traders, foreign governments, glory-seekers, and private investors for the nex...

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