{"product_id":"the-de-soto-chronicles-vol-1-the-expedition-of-hernando-de-soto-to-north-america-in-1539-1543-volume-1-9780817361778","title":"The de Soto Chronicles Vol 1: The Expedition of Hernando de Soto to North America in 1539-1543 Volume 1","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"For those interested in De Soto and his expedition, these volumes are an absolute necessity.\" --The Hispanic American Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e1993 Choice Outstanding Academic Book, sponsored by Choice Magazine \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The De Soto expedition was the first major encounter of Europeans with indigenous North Americans in the eastern half of the United States. De Soto and his army of over 600 men, including 200 cavalry, spent four years traveling through what is now Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. \u003ci\u003eThe De Soto Chronicles Volume 1 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVolume 2 \u003c\/i\u003epresent for the first time all four primary accounts of the De Soto expedition together in English translation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The four primary accounts are generally referred to as Elvas, Rangel, Biedma (in Volume 1), and Garcilaso, or the Inca (in Volume 2). In this landmark 1993 publication, Clayton's team presents the four accounts with literary and historical introductions. They further add brief essays about De Soto and the expedition, translations of De Soto documents from the Spanish Archivo General de Indias, two short biographies of De Soto, and bibliographical studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians, \u003ci\u003eThe De Soto Chronicles \u003c\/i\u003eare valued for the unique ethnological information they contain. They form the only detailed eyewitness records of the most advanced native civilization in North America--the Mississippian culture--a culture largely lost in the wake of European contact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lawrence a. Clayton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817361778","brand":"University Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42948479713417,"sku":"9780817361778","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_7e2ded5a-31f0-43ce-9323-ef4cac4d1cf1.jpg?v=1725339779","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-de-soto-chronicles-vol-1-the-expedition-of-hernando-de-soto-to-north-america-in-1539-1543-volume-1-9780817361778","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}