Exploration and Conquest: The Americas After Columbus: 1500-1620
Written by: Betsy Maestro
Illustrated by: Giulio Maestro
"This ambitious sequel to the Maestros' The Discovery of the Americas begins with a revisionist summation of Christopher Columbus's famous feats: the explorer "was not the first to discover the Americas. But his voyages led to the European exploration of the New World." The book covers more than 130 years of exploration, presenting brief overviews of Magellan, Cortes, Pizarro, Hudson, Drake, and Champlain. Betsy Maestro also discusses the effects of these incursions on native peoples; she touches upon the African slave trade, the decimation of the Aztec civilization and the general failure of Europeans to honor their agreements with Native Americans."
Publishers Weekly Review
Online Resources:
http://www.uen.org/themepark/exploration/newworld.shtml
http://www.learningthroughhistory.com/newsletter/archives/32005.php
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