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The Eyes Of Discovery Book Report
Ever wonder what life was like when explorers first set foot in the New World?

America As Seen By Its First Explorers: The Eyes of Discovery is a unique book that brings to life the sights, sounds, and smells of America in its most pristine state. This historical reference features original journals, diaries and letters, as well as authentic Indian narratives. It’s a journey back to the days of Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, and other pioneers and settlers of the American frontier.

The book paints vivid images of tasting rich new fruit and game, hunting squirrels in the backwoods and surviving prairie fires and Indian attacks. Readers join the great explorers on their epoch-making treks: Coronado, viewing the first buffalo stampede seen by

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