{"product_id":"discovering-florida-first-contact-narratives-from-spanish-expeditions-along-the-lower-gulf-coast-paperback","title":"Discovering Florida: First-Contact Narratives from Spanish Expeditions Along the Lower Gulf Coast - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn E. Worth\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn E. Worth\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gives voice to a period in U.S. history that remains virtually unknown, even to specialists in the field.\"--J. Michael Francis, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eMurder and Martyrdom in Spanish Florida\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"With these transcriptions and translations, Worth provides an important service to ethnohistorians, archaeologists, and others who share an interest in the Spanish colonial explorations of the greater Southeast.\"--Mariah F. Wade, author of \u003ci\u003eMissions, Missionaries, and Native Americans\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A model for how to handle important primary sources. The historical introduction is a treasure in its own right.\"--Amy Turner Bushnell, author of \u003ci\u003eSituado and Sabana: Spain's Support System for the Presidio and Mission provinces of Florida\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlorida's lower gulf coast was a key region in the early European exploration of North America, with an extraordinary number of first-time interactions between Spaniards and Florida's indigenous cultures. \u003ci\u003eDiscovering Florida \u003c\/i\u003ecompiles all the major writings of Spanish explorers in the area between 1513 and 1566. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Including transcriptions of the original Spanish documents as well as English translations, this volume presents--in their own words--the experiences and reactions of Spaniards who came to Florida with Juan Ponce de Le n, P nfilo de Narv ez, Hernando de Soto, and Pedro Men ndez de Avil s. These accounts, which have never before appeared together in print, provide an astonishing glimpse into a world of indigenous cultures that did not survive colonization. With introductions to the primary sources, extensive notes, and a historical overview of Spanish exploration in the region, this book offers an unprecedented firsthand view of La Florida in the earliest stages of European conquest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn E. Worth \u003c\/b\u003eis associate professor of anthropology at the University of West Florida. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Timucuan Chiefdoms of Spanish Florida\u003c\/i\u003e, volumes I and II, and \u003ci\u003eThe Struggle for the Georgia Coast\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618062823731,"sku":"9780813061900","price":52.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MnZSTU9vMURrRGtRMnYxQTdOUUxoQT09.webp?v=1761901058","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/discovering-florida-first-contact-narratives-from-spanish-expeditions-along-the-lower-gulf-coast-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}