Jacques Cartier

Describes the life and travels of the French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China. Travel with Daniel Boone through the Cumberland Gap, sail with Jacques Cousteau aboard the Calypso, map the Rocky Mountains with John C. Frémont, and much more as daring explorers discover what lay beyond the next mountain, river, or ocean. Includes Would You? questions, comprehensive timelines and maps, and more. Each title has a timeline of exploration history & all the featured explorers at the bottom of the page spreads.