Project Gutenberg 2015-11-09 Public domain in the USA. 217 Johnston, Charles H. L. (Charles Haven Ladd) 1877 1943 Johnston, Charles Haven Ladd Johnston, C. H. L. (Charles Haven Ladd) Famous Discoverers and Explores of America Their Voyages, Battles, and Hardships in Traversing and Conquering the Unknown Territories of a New World Preface -- The voice -- Leif Erickson -- Christopher Columbus -- Amerigo Vespucci -- Juan Ponce de Leon -- Vasco Nuñez de Balboa -- Hernando Cortés -- Ferdinand Magellan -- Giovanni Verrazano -- Francisco Pizarro -- Hernando de Soto -- Samuel de Champlain -- Henry Hudson -- Pierre Esprit Radisson -- Father Marquette -- Robert de La Salle -- Robert Edwin Peary -- Epilogue. E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini, David Edwards, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Famous Discoverers and Explorers of America" by Charles H. L. Johnston is a historical account likely written in the early 20th century. The text chronicles the significant figures involved in the exploration and discovery of the Americas, emphasizing their journeys, struggles, and achievements. The book aims to paint a vivid picture of these daring adventurers, celebrating their contributions to the world. The opening of the book introduces Leif Ericson, portraying him as a young boy deeply fascinated by the sea and adventures to the west. It delves into his ambitions sparked by legends of unexplored lands, followed by Ericson's eventual maturity into a strong Viking. The narrative then outlines Ericson's historic voyage to the New World, where he and his crew became the first Europeans to settle in America, establishing a settlement in a land rich with resources, later referred to as Vinland. This initial chapter not only sets the stage for exploring Ericson's discoveries but also emphasizes the theme of adventure and the relentless human spirit of exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en America -- Discovery and exploration Explorers E011 Text Category: Adventure Category: History - American 746695 2025-07-20T07:54:31.809950 text/html 728312 2024-10-22T23:25:22 text/html 1104836 2025-07-20T07:54:42.840853 application/epub+zip 1101363 2025-07-20T07:54:33.980915 application/epub+zip 345015 2025-07-20T07:54:32.952944 application/epub+zip 1304322 2025-07-20T07:54:49.333861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1245015 2025-07-20T07:54:41.715852 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491504 2022-09-22T18:25:11.580421 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647101 2025-07-20T07:54:30.483920 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 627094 2024-10-22T23:25:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17332 2025-07-20T07:54:49.487823 application/rdf+xml 18787 2025-07-20T07:54:33.062919 image/jpeg 3217 2025-07-20T07:54:33.009903 image/jpeg 1028964 2025-07-20T07:54:31.903956 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog