Hernando de Soto
Subtitle: trailblazer of the American Southeast
By: Jan Goldberg.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The library of explorers and exploration
Publisher: Rosen Pub. Group
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Soto, Hernando de, ca. 1500-1542 -- Juvenile literature.; De Soto, Hernando, ca. 1500-1542.; Explorers -- America -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers -- Spain -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Explorers.; America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Juvenile literature.; Southern States -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish -- Juvenile literature.; America -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Portrays Hernando de Soto as both a pirate and explorer who, while a failure in some ways, had a lasting influence through such actions as introducing pigs to the Americas.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-109) and index.
Table of contents: title: A pirate and an explorer; title: Boyhood dreams; title: Seeking new horizons; title: The Incas and beyond; title: The exploration of Florida; title: New expeditions; title: The effects of De Soto's travels; title: De Soto's legacy.