Five Brave Explorers

With vivid illustrations and historical photographs, this book of brief biographies follows the lives of five great explorers: Mae Jemison, space traveler; Esteban, who discovered Arizona and New Mexico; James Beckwourth, who developed the American West; Jean Baptiste Pointe duSable, founder of the city of Chicago; and Matthew Henson, the first African-American to reach the North Pole. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.