Travel with the Great Explorers
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This informative book follows the travels of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in Peru. Presented in an entertaining tabloid style, topics include: what led Pizarro to head into the Andes, first encounters with the Inca, the Inca capital at Cusco, Pizarro's desire for gold, and the overthrow of the Inca Empire.
This adventurous book follows the travels of British navigator Captain James Cook and his voyages in the Pacific. Presented in an entertaining tabloid style, topics include: why the British sent Cook to the Pacific, technological innovations in navigation, claiming Australia for the British, contact with the Maori, and Cook's violent death in Hawaii.