Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition (Penguin Classics)

Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition (Penguin Classics)

The New World story of the Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca in his own words

This riveting true story is the first major narrative detailing the exploration of North America by Spanish conquistadors (1528-1536). The author, Alvar NÂºÂ±ez Cabeza de Vaca, was a fortune-seeking Spanish nobleman and the treasurer of an expedition sent to claim for Spain a vast area of today's southern United States. In simple, straightforward prose, Cabeza de Vaca chronicles the nine-year odyssey endured by the men after a shipwreck forced them to make a westward journey on foot from present-day Florida through Louisiana and Texas into California. In thirty-eight brief chapters, Cabeza de Vaca describes the scores of natural and human obstacles they encountered as they made their way across an unknown land. Cabeza de Vaca's gripping account offers a trove of ethnographic information, including descriptions and interpretations of native cultures, making it a powerful precursor to modern anthropology.

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Country USA
Brand Penguin Classics
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780142437070
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2002-06-25
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780142437070

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Classics
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780142437070
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2002-06-25
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780142437070

Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition (Penguin Classics)

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