A Land So Strange

The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca

Andre Resendez

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Basic Books
06 January 2009

History; Geographical discovery & exploration

In 1528, a mission set out from Spain to colonize Florida. But the expedition went horribly wrong: Delayed by a hurricane, knocked off course by a colossal error of navigation, and ultimately doomed by a disastrous decision to separate the men from their ships, the mission quickly became a desperate journey of survival. Of the three hundred men who had embarked on the journey, only four survived, three Spaniards and an African slave. This tiny band endured a horrific march through Florida, a harrowing raft passage across the Louisiana coast, and years of enslavement in the American Southwest. They journeyed for almost ten years in search of the Pacific Ocean that would guide them home, and they were forever changed by their experience. The men lived with a variety of nomadic Indians and learned several indigenous languages. They saw lands, peoples, plants, and animals that no outsider had ever seen before. In this enthralling tale of four castaways wandering in an unknown land, Andres Resendez brings to life the vast, dynamic world of North America just a few years before European settlers would transform it forever.

By: Andre Resendez
Imprint: Basic Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 208mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 26mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9780465068418
ISBN 10: 0465068413
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 06 January 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andres Resendez, is Professor of History at the University of California.

Reviews for A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca

(Andres Resendez's) indefatigable scholarship, knowledge of the context and craftsmanlike storytelling provide a model account: concise, solid, moving. TLS Andres Resendez recreates this epic crossing in painstaking detail... Resendez tells this gripping story with zeal... It is impossible not to be swept along by his enthusiasm. FT Resendez's brisk historical narrative cries out for novelisation. Times