The Explorers of North America, 1492-1806: From Columbus to Lewis and Clark

431 pp. "In this classic account, Professor Brebner... has based his research on the diaries, records, and journals of the explorers themselves. Following the course of their travels: the Spaniards--Ponce de Leon, Cortes, Coronado, de Soto--pushing forward from the South; the French--Cartier, Champlain, Jolliet, Marquette--moving down from the North; British and Americans proceeding westward from the Atlantic; and the Russians coming down from Alaska..."