... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russ... ... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia a... ...O EXTENDED VOYAGES. COMPRISING ALSO AN AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA By the Viking Sea-Rovers, and Its Settlement by the Scandinavi... ...Cathay -- They are sent back to Venice for Christian instructors -- The little boy Marco returns to Cathay with his father and uncle -- The wealth of ... ...y an African King -- Making good use of a soothsayer -- The King is invited on board da Gama's ship -- Swapping big stories -- Some presents that gain... ...-- Description of the natives -- A battle with the Patagonians -- Death of two members of the expedition -- A charge of mutiny preferred -- Trial and ... ...ion of those of Vinland, as the two were bound together by both commercial and national ties; and unless the Vinland colonists had been self-supportin... ...s divided into provinces, over each of which a governor presided, and that the executive over the territory at which he had landed was named Teutile, ... ...ore Puerto. PUERTO DEL PRINCIPE TAKEN. The Spaniards missed them, and sent out scouts, who returned with intelligence of their whereabouts, and the Sp...

...Thrilling narratives of voyages, discoveries, adventures, battles, darings and sufferings of the heroic characters, bold explorers and dauntless spirits who have made ocean history and established christian supremacy over the most savage lands of...

...The Rolling Stone of History. -- Surprising revelations -- Ancient Cities that are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became masters of the world -- T...