Web links for this program are listed below. Text-based resources are listed in the Program 1 Bibliography.
Powell, de Soto
Powell's Hernando de Soto and United States History http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/DESOTO/dsintro.html
The William Powell painting Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto, A. D. 1541. Includes links to essays about the painting and other murals in the Capitol rotunda.
Hakluyt's writings
Richard Hakluyt
http://galileo.rice.edu/Catalog/NewFiles/hakluyt.html
A detailed biography of Hakluyt.
Christopher Columbus
1492 - Christopher Columbus
http://metalab.unc.edu/expo/1492.exhibit/c-Columbus/columbus.html
A brief background on the Columbus controversy with links to scanned images of the Columbus Coat of Arms and the Book of Priveledges.
Introduction to 1492: An Ongoing Voyage
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/intro.html
An on-line exhibit outlining the historical voyages of Christopher Columbus. Provides links to Columbus-related sites.
Hernando de Soto
Florida of the Conquistador
http://floridahistory.org/conquistador.htm
Illustrated stories of Juan Ponce de Leon, Panfilo de Narvaez, Hernando de Soto, and Tristan de Luna.
Francisco Coronado
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado
http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/coronado.html
A brief biography of Coronado with links to other Coronado history pages.