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The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 nearly doubled the size of the United States. The U.S. suddenly went from consisting of seventeen states along the Atlantic coast to claiming land as far west as present-day Montana. The U.S. government knew little about the terrain there so President Thomas Jefferson sent William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to find out. With nothing to guide them but a compass, what would Lewis and Clark discover? Readers will find the...
22) Jacques Cartier
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Presents a brief biography of sixteenth-century French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China, providing information on his life and travels.
24) Hernando De Soto
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A biography of the sixteenth-century Spaniard who explored Florida and other southern states, and became the first white man to cross the Mississippi River.
25) John Cabot
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Describes the life and voyages of the Italian-born explorer who claimed land in the New World for England in 1497.
27) Hernando de Soto
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A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who became the first white man to cross the Mississippi.
32) James Cook
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An introduction to the life of the eighteenth-century British explorer and navigator who is famous for his three great voyages of exploration in the South Pacific Ocean, as well as for his attempt to find a Northwest passage across the North American continent.
34) Hernán Cortés
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An introduction to the life of Hernando Cortés, the Spanish explorer who discovered Baja California and explored the Pacific coast of Mexico, but who is best remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire.
35) John C. Frémont
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A biography of the nineteenth-century soldier, politician, and explorer whose many expeditions helped open up the American West to settlers.
37) Lewis and Clark
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Describes the life and contributions of an individual who helped shape world history.
38) Trick or terror
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Instead of finishing up his Halloween costume, Sean begrudgingly takes his sister to a pumpkin patch. But when he explores the Forbidden Patch, he finds a monstrous pumpkin looking for its next meal.