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Crossing the continent, 1527-1540 : the story of the first African-American explorer of the American South
- Title
- Crossing the continent, 1527-1540 : the story of the first African-American explorer of the American South / Robert Goodwin.
- Author
- Goodwin, Robert, 1969-
- Publication
- New York : Harper, c2008.
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- Description
- xviii, 414 p. : ill., coat of arms, maps; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Estevan, -1539
- Explorers > America > Biography
- Explorers > Spain > Biography
- Black people > America > Biography
- Enslaved persons > America > Biography
- Slavery > America > History > 16th century
- Cibola, Seven Cities of
- Southwestern States > Discovery and exploration > Spanish
- Southern States > Discovery and exploration > Spanish
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-392) and index.
- Contents
- Journey's end: the first crossing of America, 1536 -- Camino Real: the royal road to Mexico City, 1536 -- Mexico City: July 1536 -- Fiesta: July 1536 -- Negro Alárabe -- Natural de Azamor: the slave trade -- Jerez: 1522 -- Seville: 1522-1527 -- Oviedo and Cabeza de Vaca -- Dorantes and the archive of the Indies -- Atlantic crossing: 1527 -- Cuba: 1527-1528 -- Florida: 1528 -- The isle of misfortune: 1528-1529 -- Texas: 1529-1533 -- Shamanism: 1533-1535 -- The Rio Grande: 1535 -- Friar Marcos de Niza: 1536-1538 -- Francisco Vázquez de Coronado: 1538-1539 -- Chronicles of Esteban's death -- Epilogue: resurrection.
- Call Number
- Sc E 09-79
- ISBN
- 0061140449 (hardcover)
- 9780061140440 (hardcover)
- 0061140457 (pbk.)
- 9780061140457 (pbk.)
- LCCN
- 2008034548
- OCLC
- 191930029
- Author
- Goodwin, Robert, 1969-
- Title
- Crossing the continent, 1527-1540 : the story of the first African-American explorer of the American South / Robert Goodwin.
- Imprint
- New York : Harper, c2008.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-392) and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 09-79