In a not-too-distant future that is not quite ours, there has been a major scientific breakthrough, a way to open windows into the past, permitting historical researchers to view, but not participate in, the events of the past.

A small group of scientists and historians, carefully trained, spend their days viewing the human past through a machine, the TruSiteII. It takes a particular talent to search the past for moments of significance,

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Drawing on the Belgica’s crew’s diaries and journals and exclusive access to the ship’s logbook, an epic tale of a polar expedition that went terribly awry follows the crew, as they, condemned to months of endless night and plagued by a mysterious illness, descend into madness.

Set against the backdrop of the race to exploit Africa by the colonial powers, a story of courage and adventure brings to life the rivalry between two enemies—a decorated soldier and a young aristocratic Army officer—as they set out to find the mysterious headwaters of the Nile River.

Looks at the life and accomplishments of the English explorer who searched for a northern passage to China and explored large areas of North America before being set adrift in Hudson Bay by a mutinous crew.

A brief biography of the seventeenth-century French explorers who were the first Europeans to locate and chart the Mississippi River.

Chronicles the voyages of Columbus after his famous 1492 landfall in the Americas, explaining how they reflected Columbus's uncanny navigational skills before taking an extreme toll on his health and personal circumstances.

Describes the early migration of humans to America, from the Viking raids led by Leif Ericson to Columbus' voyage of 1492, and provides details on how America got it's name, other explorers, and other exploration routes.