A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca: The Extraordinary Tale

Description: In 1528, a mission set out from Spain to colonize Florida. But the expedition went horribly wrong: Delayed by a hurricane, knocked off course by a colossal error of navigation, and ultimately doomed by a disastrous decision to separate the men from their ships, the mission quickly became a desperate journey of survival. Of the three hundred men who had embarked on the journey, only four survived-three Spaniards and an African slave. This tiny band endured a horrific march through Florida, a harrowing raft passage across the Louisiana coast, and years of enslavement in the American Southwest. They journeyed for almost ten years in search of the Pacific Ocean that would guide them home, and they were forever changed by their experience. The men lived with a variety of nomadic Indians and learned several indigenous languages. They saw lands, peoples, plants, and animals that no outsider had ever seen before.

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EAN: 9780465068418

UPC: 9780465068418

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Book Title: A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de V

Item Length: 20.6 cm

Item Height: 208 mm

Item Width: 142 mm

Author: Andre Resendez

Publication Name: A Land So Strange: the Epic Journey of Cabeza De Vaca

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Publisher: Basic Books

Subject: Geography & Geosciences

Publication Year: 2009

Type: Textbook

Item Weight: 338 g

Number of Pages: 336 Pages