A Land So Strange by Andre Resendez
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 four hundred men who had embarked on the voyage, 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 before seen. In this enthralling tale of four castaways wandering in an unknown land, Andr (c)Resndez brings to life the vast, dynamic world of North America just a few years before European settlers would transform it forever.
"(Andres Resendez's) indefatigable scholarship, knowledge of the context and craftsmanlike storytelling provide a model account: concise, solid, moving" TLS "Andres Resendez recreates this epic crossing in painstaking detail... Resendez tells this gripping story with zeal... It is impossible not to be swept along by his enthusiasm." FT "Resendez's brisk historical narrative cries out for novelisation." Times"
Andrés Reséndez is Professor of History at the University of California, Davis. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and has written numerous books and articles on such subjects as the history of Mexico and the American Southwest. He lives in Davis, California, with his family.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780465068418 |
| ISBN 10 | 0465068413 |
| Titel | A Land So Strange |
| Autor | Andre Resendez |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Basic Books |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2009-01-06 |
| Seitenanzahl | 336 |
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