Brutal journey : the epic story of the first crossing of North America
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : H. Holt, 2006.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Status
Chino Valley Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
973.16 SCH
1 available
973.16 SCH
1 available
Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
973.16 SCH
1 available
973.16 SCH
1 available
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Published
New York : H. Holt, 2006.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"A John Macrae book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-350) and index.
Description
This book tells the story of an army of would-be conquerors who came to the New World on the heels of Cortes. Bound for glory, they landed in Florida in 1528. But only four of the four hundred would survive: eight years and a 5,000-mile journey later, three Spaniards and a black Moroccan wandered out of the wilderness to the north of the Rio Grande and into Mexico. The survivors brought nothing back other than their story, but what a tale it was. They had become killers and cannibals, torturers and torture victims, slavers and enslaved, faith healers, arms dealers, canoe thieves, and spider eaters--whatever it took to survive long enough to reach an outpost of the Spanish empire. Now, by combining the accounts of the explorers with findings of archaeologists and academic historians, Schneider offers an authentic narrative to replace a legend of North American exploration.--From publisher description.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
America -- Description and travel.
America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
Biographies.
Explorers -- America -- Biography.
Explorers -- Spain -- Biography.
Florida -- Description and travel.
Florida -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
Indians of North America -- First contact with other peoples.
Indians of North America -- History -- 16th century.
Narváez, Pánfilo de, -- -1528.
Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, -- active 16th century.
America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
Biographies.
Explorers -- America -- Biography.
Explorers -- Spain -- Biography.
Florida -- Description and travel.
Florida -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
Indians of North America -- First contact with other peoples.
Indians of North America -- History -- 16th century.
Narváez, Pánfilo de, -- -1528.
Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, -- active 16th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Schneider, P. (2006). Brutal journey: the epic story of the first crossing of North America (First edition.). H. Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Schneider, Paul, 1962-. 2006. Brutal Journey: The Epic Story of the First Crossing of North America. H. Holt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Schneider, Paul, 1962-. Brutal Journey: The Epic Story of the First Crossing of North America H. Holt, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Schneider, Paul. Brutal Journey: The Epic Story of the First Crossing of North America First edition., H. Holt, 2006.
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