Previously published as four separate volumes, Step into the Aztec and Maya worlds, Step into the Inca world, Step into the world of North American Indians and Step into the Arctic world.

When Hernan Cortes, the Spaniard who conquered Mexico, and his small army first saw the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in 1519, many in the group wondered aloud if they were dreaming. Rising in ...

Early maps of the Americas made by indigenous people are rare—extremely rare. This map, dated 1593, is one of fewer than 100 such documents that have survived the ravages of time. It provides a ...

Previously published as four separate volumes, Step into the Aztec and Maya worlds, Step into the Inca world, Step into the world of North American Indians and Step into the Arctic world. ENCYCLOPEDIA ...