Discusses both hypothetical and historical voyages of discovery to America by the Phoenicians, Saint Brendan of Ireland, the Vikings, and such later European navigators as Columbus, Cabot, and Magellan.
Describes how the lives of America's native inhabitants are changed forever by European explorers who claim the land and its resources for their countries.
A history of money, beginning with the barter system in ancient times, to the first use of coins and paper money, to the development of modern monetary systems.