Covers the period during which Europe discovered the rest of the world, beginning with the mid-fifteenth century and ending 250 years later when the "Reconnaiss

A classic work of colonial history, this book tells the story of Christopher Columbus and the European exploration and colonization of the Americas. This work h

This book brings together a collection of the work of David Quinn, the preeminent authority on the early history of the discovery and colonization of America.

The epoch often referred to as The Age of Discovery, alternatively known as The Age of Exploration, characterizes a pivotal era spanning the transition from the