Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery

Name: Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery
Author: D'Anvers, N.

D'Anvers, N.

America -- Discovery and exploration; North America -- Discovery and exploration

Accusation and death, 25.
  Comanche Indians, 136, 184.
  Conant, Roger, 99.
  Connecticut, 9, 87, 103, 104, 153–157.
  Convict colonists, 82.
  Cook, Captain James, 201.
  Coppermine River, 214, 216.
  Coronado, Vasquez de, 144, 145.
  Cortereal, Gaspar, 28.
  Cortereal, Miguel, 28.
  Cortes, 140.
  _Coureurs des bois_, 137, 206, 212.
  Coxe, Dr., 165.
  Cozens, Mr., 258–268.
  Creek Indians, 158.
  Crow Indians, 228, 229.
  Cuba, 22.
  Cumberland River, 170.

  Dacotah Indians, 128, 177, 185.
  Darien, Isthmus of, 32, 33.
  Davenport, John, 156.
  Davis, Jim, 274.
  Delaware River, 109, 159.
  De La Warre, Lord, 77, 78, 79.
  Dermer, Captain, 87.
  Des Moines River, 132.
  Denys, John, 29.
  D’Iberville, Lemoyne, 164–166.
  Dorantes, Stefano, 142.
  Dover founded, 88.
  Drake, Sir Francis, 63, 68, 146.
  Dreuillette, Jesuit missionary, 126–128.
  Dutch settlements, 108–110.

  Early Explorers, 7.
  Eaton, Theophilus, 156.
  Eliot, John, 158.
  El Moro, ruins of, 265.
  Emigration to California, 257.
  ♦Enciso, 31.
    ♦ ‘Encisco’ replaced with ‘Enciso’
  Endicott, John, 99, 154.
  English Settlements, first, 64.
  Eric the Red, 8.
  Erie, Lake, 115, 133.
  Esquimaux, 214.

  Faroe Islands, 12.
  First American Explorers, 7–12.
  First steamer on inland waters, 234.
  Flathead Indians, 198.
  Fleming, Sandford, 272.
  Florida, Discovery of, 33–35, 47;
    Early settlements in, 59, 63;
    Annexed to the United States, 173.
  Fonte, Admiral de, 147.
  _Fortune_, the, 96.
  Fountain of Youth, search for, 33, 34, 35.
  Fox, Luke, 206, 207.
  Franklin, Captain, 216.
  Fraser River, 272.
  Fremont, John C., 241–254.
  Fremont’s Peak, 246.
  French Settlements, 59, 116, 117, 164, 165, 209.
  Freydis, Eric’s daughter, 10, 11.
  Frontenac, 133, 134.
  Fuca, Juan de, 147.
  Fundy, Bay of, 83.
  Fur trade, 104, 109, 118, 127, 137, 173, 177, 212, 220, 270.

  Garay, Francis, 35.
  Gates, Sir Thomas, 78.
  Georgia, 158, 159, 173.
  Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, 64, 65.
  Gillam, Captain Zachariah, 208.
  Gold, Search for, 37, 59, 141, 142, 149;
    Discovered, 256;
    Mica taken for gold, 76.
  Golden Gate, the, 151.
  Gorges, Sir Ferdinand, 87, 88;
    Robert, 88.
  Gosnold, Bartholomew, 71.
  Gourgues, Dominique de, 61, 62.
  Gray, Captain, 188.
  Grand Manan, Island of, 84, 85.
  Great Bear Lake, 214.
  Great Bend, Missouri River, 186, 226.
  Great Plains, the, 274.
  Great Slave Lake, 214, 247, 254.
  Greenland, 8, 11.
  Grenville, Sir Richard, 67, 68.
  _Griffin_, the, 133.
  Grijalva, Captain, 140.
  Grosseliez, 207, 208.
  Gunnbiorn, 8.

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Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery

D'Anvers, N.

America -- Discovery and exploration; North America -- Discovery and exploration

Accusation and death, 25.
  Comanche Indians, 136, 184.
  Conant, Roger, 99.
  Connecticut, 9, 87, 103, 104, 153–157.
  Convict colonists, 82.
  Cook, Captain James, 201.
  Coppermine River, 214, 216.
  Coronado, Vasquez de, 144, 145.
  Cortereal, Gaspar, 28.
  Cortereal, Miguel, 28.
  Cortes, 140.
  _Coureurs des bois_, 137, 206, 212.
  Coxe, Dr., 165.
  Cozens, Mr., 258–268.
  Creek Indians, 158.
  Crow Indians, 228, 229.
  Cuba, 22.
  Cumberland River, 170.

  Dacotah Indians, 128, 177, 185.
  Darien, Isthmus of, 32, 33.
  Davenport, John, 156.
  Davis, Jim, 274.
  Delaware River, 109, 159.
  De La Warre, Lord, 77, 78, 79.
  Dermer, Captain, 87.
  Des Moines River, 132.
  Denys, John, 29.
  D’Iberville, Lemoyne, 164–166.
  Dorantes, Stefano, 142.
  Dover founded, 88.
  Drake, Sir Francis, 63, 68, 146.
  Dreuillette, Jesuit missionary, 126–128.
  Dutch settlements, 108–110.

  Early Explorers, 7.
  Eaton, Theophilus, 156.
  Eliot, John, 158.
  El Moro, ruins of, 265.
  Emigration to California, 257.
  ♦Enciso, 31.
    ♦ ‘Encisco’ replaced with ‘Enciso’
  Endicott, John, 99, 154.
  English Settlements, first, 64.
  Eric the Red, 8.
  Erie, Lake, 115, 133.
  Esquimaux, 214.

  Faroe Islands, 12.
  First American Explorers, 7–12.
  First steamer on inland waters, 234.
  Flathead Indians, 198.
  Fleming, Sandford, 272.
  Florida, Discovery of, 33–35, 47;
    Early settlements in, 59, 63;
    Annexed to the United States, 173.
  Fonte, Admiral de, 147.
  _Fortune_, the, 96.
  Fountain of Youth, search for, 33, 34, 35.
  Fox, Luke, 206, 207.
  Franklin, Captain, 216.
  Fraser River, 272.
  Fremont, John C., 241–254.
  Fremont’s Peak, 246.
  French Settlements, 59, 116, 117, 164, 165, 209.
  Freydis, Eric’s daughter, 10, 11.
  Frontenac, 133, 134.
  Fuca, Juan de, 147.
  Fundy, Bay of, 83.
  Fur trade, 104, 109, 118, 127, 137, 173, 177, 212, 220, 270.

  Garay, Francis, 35.
  Gates, Sir Thomas, 78.
  Georgia, 158, 159, 173.
  Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, 64, 65.
  Gillam, Captain Zachariah, 208.
  Gold, Search for, 37, 59, 141, 142, 149;
    Discovered, 256;
    Mica taken for gold, 76.
  Golden Gate, the, 151.
  Gorges, Sir Ferdinand, 87, 88;
    Robert, 88.
  Gosnold, Bartholomew, 71.
  Gourgues, Dominique de, 61, 62.
  Gray, Captain, 188.
  Grand Manan, Island of, 84, 85.
  Great Bear Lake, 214.
  Great Bend, Missouri River, 186, 226.
  Great Plains, the, 274.
  Great Slave Lake, 214, 247, 254.
  Greenland, 8, 11.
  Grenville, Sir Richard, 67, 68.
  _Griffin_, the, 133.
  Grijalva, Captain, 140.
  Grosseliez, 207, 208.
  Gunnbiorn, 8.

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