Excerpts from the Book 'Discoverers And Explorers':

... the time the pupil is acquiring this elementary knowledge of the world as a whole, certain facts of history may be interrelated with the geographical ...
... things were brought by caravan from the far Eastern countries, as India, China, and Japan, to the cities on the east coast of the Mediterranean. This ...
... were as wonderful as fairy tales. He told of countries rich in gold, silver, and precious stones, and of islands where diamonds sparkled on the shore. ...
... However that may be, he appeared at Lisbon at the age of thirty-five, filled with the idea of sailing westward to reach those rich Eastern countries ...
... story. The good priest believed in him and said he would try to influence the king and queen to furnish him with ships. The priest brought the matter ...
... Polo had described. Columbus then sailed to Hispaniola, where he planted a colony, of which he was made governor. It was not an easy matter to govern ...
... human being nor a hut of any kind being in sight. Here Cabot and his son Sebastian and some of his crew went ashore, and were the first white men, excepting ...
... attack upon a cannibal island. The attack was successful, and about two hundred cannibals were taken prisoners and carried to Spain, where they were sold ...
... sent to their relief. The cargo of the ship consisted of barrels of provisions and ammunition. Imagine, if you can, the amazement of the ...
... The sailors did not believe there was any strait, and they begged Magellan to sail for home. It was useless to try to influence this determined ...
... of one of the greatest undertakings ever recorded in history. This wonderful voyage of Magellan's proved beyond doubt that the earth is round. It also ...
... Meeting of Cortes and Montezuma.]. The first thing, when Cortes and Montezuma met, was the customary exchange of presents. Cortes ...
... had been with Pizarro in Peru was Ferdinand de Soto, a bold and dashing Spanish cavalier. [Illustration: Ferdinand de Soto.]. De Soto was appointed ...
... said he did not know of any. At this reply De Soto caused the Indian to be put to death with frightful torture. This made the Indians untruthful, and ...
... does not rise in the usual way, but rushes up the mouth of the Amazon with great force. The tide, as a rule, is about six hours in rising and six ...
... was made up of three hundred and fifty Spaniards, four thousand Indians, and one thousand bloodhounds for hunting down the natives. They had a hard ...
... his clothes by the fire and warmed him. These kind Indians looked very savage. Their skin was copper colored, their long, straight hair was tied ...
... never dreaming that any one would have the courage to try to reach their lands by way of the Strait of Magellan, had made no attempt to defend themselves ...
... Hind, was placed in a dock at Deptford, where it stood for many years. People used to take their children to see it, and they would tell them about the ...
... and the Indians prepared a great feast in his honor. They gave him roast pigeons and a roast dog to eat. Hudson did not like the dog meat very much, ...