CCD   HISTORY 201 - History of United States 1

Exploration

The Columbus Doors
Historians discuss the myth of Columbus as it has changed over time.

Animated maps of early explorer's routes

Esteban of Azemmour - the first Moslem Explorer in the Americas 1527

Short Histories of the Explorers of North America

John Smith Voyages of Exploration From the Virtual Jamestown Project

The Search for La Salle's Ship La Belle
http://www.thc.state.tx.us/Belle/index.html
This site covers the archaeological dig to recover the ship of one of America's famous early explorers.

Viking's North Atlantic saga
A major new millennium initiative - including an exhibit, catalog, website, television documentary, and 
educational programming - explores the origins and impacts of this pivotal moment in history. 
From the rise of the Scandinavian kingdoms during the Viking Age (A.D.750 to 1050) to the demise 
of the Greenland colonies around A.D. 1500, Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga examines the history of the 
western expansion of the Vikings and sheds new light on a well known culture.

Is the Vinland Map a Fake?
Two Conflicting Scientific Papers Reopen Ongoing Debate

A History of the NW Coast
Native histories, explorers, missionaries