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For God, Gold and Glory

Autor E H Haines
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 16 mai 2018
Between 1539 and 1543 Hernando de Soto led an army of six hundred armored men on a desperate journey of almost four thousand miles through the wilds of La Florida, what is now the southeastern United States, facing the problems of hostile natives, inadequate supplies, and the harsh elements, as they left a path of destruction in their search for gold and glory in the name of God. During the ordeal, de Soto's private secretary, Rodrigo Ranjel, kept a daily journal. Modern historians believe that Ranjel's writings are the most accurate of those covering de Soto's travels through the Southeast, but unfortunately his journal survives only partially, embedded in a work by an early Spanish historian. E. H. Haines has given us the gripping story of de Soto's quest in a novel from Ranjel's point of view, as he would have written it years later, based on his diary. Haines has meticulously researched the time, the place, and all the extant histories to bring us a story written from inside a conquistador's command center. This is a riveting account of the tragic expedition-a tale of adventure and survival, of undying faith, unconquerable friendship, and the dark aspects of human nature that greed and power brought to the depths of the unexplored New World.
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ISBN-13: 9781683340409
ISBN-10: 168334040X
Pagini: 2
Dimensiuni: 154 x 221 x 11 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: Rowman & Littlefield

Notă biografică

A Pennsylvania native, E.H. Haines was educated at Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin. He spent five years researching For God, Gold and Glory and visited every major site on the de Soto route through the Southeast. He has also written historical novels about the Indians of the American West, Kit Carson, and the Civil War. He currently lives in Fort Myers, Florida, and is working on a novel about Ponce de León.