Crossing the continent, 1527-1540 : the story of the first African-American explorer of the American South /
Goodwin, Robert, 1969-
Crossing the continent, 1527-1540 : the story of the first African-American explorer of the American South / Robert Goodwin. - 1st ed. - New York : Harper, c2008. - xviii, 414 p. : ill., coat of arms, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-392) and index.
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 AlaÌrabe -- 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 VaÌzquez de Coronado: 1538-1539 -- Chronicles of Esteban's death -- Epilogue: resurrection.
0061140449 9780061140440 0061140457 9780061140457 0061705292 (e-book) 9780061705298 (e-book)
2008034548
Estevan, -1539.
Explorers--America--Biography.
Explorers--Spain--Biography.
Blacks--America--Biography.
Slaves--America--Biography.
Slavery--History--America--16th century.
Cibola, Seven Cities of.
Southwestern States--Discovery and exploration--Spanish.
Southern States--Discovery and exploration--Spanish.
E125.E8 / G66 2008
Crossing the continent, 1527-1540 : the story of the first African-American explorer of the American South / Robert Goodwin. - 1st ed. - New York : Harper, c2008. - xviii, 414 p. : ill., coat of arms, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-392) and index.
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 AlaÌrabe -- 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 VaÌzquez de Coronado: 1538-1539 -- Chronicles of Esteban's death -- Epilogue: resurrection.
0061140449 9780061140440 0061140457 9780061140457 0061705292 (e-book) 9780061705298 (e-book)
2008034548
Estevan, -1539.
Explorers--America--Biography.
Explorers--Spain--Biography.
Blacks--America--Biography.
Slaves--America--Biography.
Slavery--History--America--16th century.
Cibola, Seven Cities of.
Southwestern States--Discovery and exploration--Spanish.
Southern States--Discovery and exploration--Spanish.
E125.E8 / G66 2008