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Exploration of the California coast, the adventures of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Francis Drake, Sebastián Vizcaíno, and other explorers of North America's west coast, Clarissa Aykroyd

Label
Exploration of the California coast, the adventures of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Francis Drake, Sebastián Vizcaíno, and other explorers of North America's west coast, Clarissa Aykroyd
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 62) and index
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Exploration of the California coast
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Responsibility statement
Clarissa Aykroyd
Series statement
Exploration and discovery
Sub title
the adventures of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Francis Drake, Sebastián Vizcaíno, and other explorers of North America's west coast
Summary
Discusses the sixteenth-century exploration of California's coast, including the adventures of such Spanish explorers as Cortes, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, and Sebastián Vizcaíno, as well as Englishman Sir Francis Drake
Table Of Contents
The shores of California -- America and the arrival of the Spanish -- The exploration of Baja California -- Cabrillo's voyage -- Drake's "Nova Albion" -- The search for a safe port -- Vizcaíno and beyond
Target audience
pre adolescent
Content