Vasconselos A Romance of the New World |
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Editor:
| Collins, Kevin West, Jim |
Author:
| Simms, William Gilmore |
Series title: | The Simms Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-55728-643-7 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2013 |
Publisher: | University of Arkansas Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $72.60 |
Book Description:
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Presents a fictionalized account of one of the first European efforts to settle the land that would become the United States, the Hernando de Soto expedition of 1539. Set as the explorers prepare to embark, the work explores such themes as the marginalization of minorities and the tendency of absolute power to corrupt absolutely.
Presents a fictionalized account of one of the first European efforts to settle the land that would become the United States, the Hernando de Soto expedition of 1539. Set as the explorers prepare to embark, the work explores such themes as the marginalization of minorities and the tendency of absolute power to corrupt absolutely.