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The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first europeans and the firstknown african to encounter the. A series of dire accidents and indian attacks plagued his. He was a survivor of the failed narvaez expedition and would journey across the north american continent for eight years along the way, he would trade with the natives, learn their culture, and respect who they were. During eight years of traveling across the us southwest, he became a trader and faith healer to various native american tribes before reconnecting with spanish colonial forces in mexico in 1536. Once you get used to the typography of the original it is not difficult to discern the words and if. I knew nothing about the subject and boy, was it fascinating. Adventures in the unknown interior of america by alvar. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first europeans and the firstknown african to encounter the north american wilderness and its native inhabitants. His account of the disastrous first european exploration of the american southwest, and the shipwrecked men great journeys, and more on. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. He and some of his men travelled east from tampa bay through todays texas to new mexico, and then down western mexico. Chronicle of the narvaez expedition by alvar nunez cabeza.

It was a text combining geography, anthropology, and adventure. Adventures in the unknown interior of america by alvar nunez. This book is the report of the trip he sent to the spanish king, in his own words. American trailblazer by robin varnum, university of oklahoma press, 368 pages the first lines of a book are usually a clue as to how good the rest of the book will be. It tells the story of the first nonindigenous people to visit a large part of the presentday united states and mexico and documents their first contacts with a number of precolumbian native american tribes. These narratives were collected and published in 1542 in spain.

They wandered through the gulf states back to mexico on a picaresque journey this was truly an amazing book. He is considered to be the first black explorer of north america. Although the original joint report remains lost, a version of it was paraphrased and published in 1547 by the wellknown historian gonzalo fernando oviedo y valdez in his book entitled. It took 8 years of wandering, mostly without clothes, from tribe to tribe, most of whom were starving. This is an adventure like no other from 1528 to 1541.

The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first europeans and the firstknown african to encounter the north american wilderness and its. Ive compiled a reading list of my favourite history books via the amazon influencer program. A mythic story of adventure and survival in the 1520s north america. His account of the disastrous first european exploration of the american southwest. His account of this epic trek between florida and mexico 152736 was later published in spain 1542. Includes a play in four acts, background information, discussion questions, and extension activities.