Crossing the continent, 1527-1540 : the story of the first African-American explorer of the American South

Crossing the continent, 1527-1540 : the story of the first African-American explorer of the American South / Robert Goodwin.

Author/creator	Goodwin, Robert, 1969-
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	New York : Harper, ©2008.
Description	xviii, 414 pages : illustrations, coat of arms, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	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.

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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-392) and index.
LCCN	2008034548
ISBN	9780061140440 (hardcover)
ISBN	0061140449 (hardcover)
ISBN	9780061140457 (pbk.)
ISBN	0061140457 (pbk.)
ISBN	9780061705298 (e-book)
ISBN	0061705292 (e-book)

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