Excerpt from Heroes of Discovery in America The explorers of this continent were great men in their day, and they have made a great mark on the his tory of the land they made known. For more than four centuries their work has been kept up and it is not yet complete, for there are areas still in America on which the foot of the white man has not been set. From Columbus, who daringly crossed an unknown ocean to discover an unknown continent, to Peary, who in our own day has time and again plunged into the seas of ice in restless quest of the mysterious pole, the list is a long one and is filled with names of valiant and unconquerable men. Heroes of discovery are these in the highest sense, and it is fitting that the story of their deeds should be put upon record. This we have sought to do, in as full a sense as the space at our command permits, endeavoring to omit none of the great discoverers, none of the leaders in this great drama of the opening of a new world. It is hoped that readers will find these tales full of interest and inspira tion and gain from them an adequate sense of what was accomplished in the great work of exploring a continent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Heroes of Discovery in America There has been a high note of heroism throughout the history of America. From the early days of its settlement down to a late date the best blood of Europe sought its shores, - the adventurous, the daring, the lovers of old romance and new performance. Rarely has the world seen such a host of bold and brave spirits, ready to do and to dare, men of might who stayed not for difficulty and halted not for danger. These were the men who made America, men like Cortez and Pizarro, who did not hesitate to invade populous kingdoms with a handful of warriors; men like Orellana, who trusted himself boldly to the vast unknown flood of the Amazon; men like La Salle, who dared the perils of that other great unknown stream, the Mississippi; adventurers like De Soto, Champlain, and dozens of others that might be named, instinct with daring, bent on discovery, letting nothing stay them in their course, plunging with the spirit of heroes of romance into untravelled lands and endless forests, seeking fame and fortune amid perils manifold. Such were the men who discovered and explored America. It was a new and stupendous problem that confronted them. After civilized men had dwelt upon the earth no one knows how many thousands of years, a great virgin continent was reached in the western seas, a new world unknown and undreamed-of before. It was something to stir up all there is of the spirit of romance and adventure in human blood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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