His account of this epic trek between florida and mexico 152736 was later published in spain 1542. Chronicle of the narvaez expedition by alvar nunez cabeza. He is considered to be the first black explorer of north america. A mythic story of adventure and survival in the 1520s north america. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. These narratives were collected and published in 1542 in spain. 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. They wandered through the gulf states back to mexico on a picaresque journey this was truly an amazing book. I knew nothing about the subject and boy, was it fascinating. 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. It took 8 years of wandering, mostly without clothes, from tribe to tribe, most of whom were starving. 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. A series of dire accidents and indian attacks plagued his. Once you get used to the typography of the original it is not difficult to discern the words and if.
His account of the disastrous first european exploration of the american southwest, and the shipwrecked men great journeys, and more on. Includes a play in four acts, background information, discussion questions, and extension activities. This book is the report of the trip he sent to the spanish king, in his own words. This is an adventure like no other from 1528 to 1541.
His account of the disastrous first european exploration of the american southwest. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Adventures in the unknown interior of america by alvar nunez. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first europeans and the firstknown african to encounter the north american wilderness and its. 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. It was a text combining geography, anthropology, and adventure. 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.
Ive compiled a reading list of my favourite history books via the amazon influencer program. He and some of his men travelled east from tampa bay through todays texas to new mexico, and then down western mexico. 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. 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.
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