Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition by De Vaca, Alvar Nunez Cabeza

Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition

The New World story of the Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca in his own words This riveting...
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Author: Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca
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Language: English
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Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition by De Vaca, Alvar Nunez Cabeza

Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition

Dhs. 98.27

Chronicle of the Narvaez Expedition

Dhs. 98.27
Author: Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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 N 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.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author: Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 06/25/2002
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 7.76h x 5.14w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9780142437070
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College and the author or editor of numerous books.

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