Brutal Journey
Subtitle: The Epic Story of the First Crossing of North America
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Published: May 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780805068351
Subjects: History - General History; North American; General; Europe - Spain & Portugal; History; Indians of North America; History: World; Expeditions & Discoveries; History / General; Biography; Spain; 16th century; America; Explorers
First sentence: On Good Friday of 1528 an army of four hundred Spaniards, Africans, and Caribbean natives landed in the vicinity of Tampa Bay, Florida, under the command of a middle-aged conquistador with a last-chance license to conquer North America.