Tales of the brave and daring explorers that ventured into the unknown "Sea of Darkness" where it was thought monsters and angry gods lived. They dared to sail near the equator which was thought to have such intense heat that it would boil the ocean water. It was also commonly thought at the time that the world was flat, and the ships would fall off the face of the earth. These men overcame these fears to explore and discover new lands. (Summary by Laura Caldwell)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface
04:06 - Chapter 2
Beliefs as to the World Four Hundred Years Ago
07:03 - Chapter 3
Marco Polo
09:21 - Chapter 4
Columbus
17:01 - Chapter 5
Vasco Da Gama
04:22 - Chapter 6
John and Sebastian Cabot's Voyages
04:51 - Chapter 7
Amerigo Vespucci
07:24 - Chapter 8
Ponce De Leon
02:38 - Chapter 9
Balboa
05:06 - Chapter 10
Magellan
06:38 - Chapter 11
Hernando Cortes
10:54 - Chapter 12
Francisco Pizarro
06:46 - Chapter 13
Ferdinand De Soto
09:20 - Chapter 14
The Great River Amazon, and El Dorado
13:32 - Chapter 15
Verrazzano
07:56 - Chapter 16
The Famous Voyage of Sir Francis Drake - 1577
08:01 - Chapter 17
Henry Hudson
08:15