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| Title: | Ferdinand de Soto: the discoverer of the Mississippi. |
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| Name(s): |
Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot), 1805-1877 PALMM (Project) |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Text | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 1873 | |
| Publisher: | Dodd, Mead | |
| Place of Publication: | New York, N.Y. | |
| Physical Form: | electronic resource | |
| Extent: | ix, 351 pages, 5 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, map ; 20 cm. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | A history of the expeditions and military conquests of Hernando de Soto in South America, Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. | |
| Table of Contents: | Ch. I. Childhood and youth -- Ch. II. The Spanish colony -- Ch. III. Life at Darien -- Ch. IV. Demoniac reign -- Ch. V. The invasion of Peru --Ch. VI. The atrocities of Pizarro -- Ch. VII. The execution of the Inca, and embarrassments of De Soto -- Ch. VIII. De Soto returns to Spain -- Ch. IX. The landing in Florida -- Ch. X. The march to Ochile -- Ch. XI. The conspiracy and its consequences -- Ch. XII. Winter quarters -- Ch. XIII. Lost in the wilderness -- Ch. XIV. The Indian princess -- Ch. XV. The dreadful battle of Mobila -- Ch. XVI. Days of darkness -- Ch. XVII. The discovery of the Mississippi -- Ch. XVIII. Vagrant wanderings -- Ch. XIX. Death of De Soto. | |
| Target Audience: | College students and adults. | |
| Identifier: | AAA3226QF00011/15/200108/04/200515837BfamI D0QF (FCLAZ), 0392343 (FOFT), FHP C CF 2001-11-15 (DNX), FCLA url 20020220xOCLC (snx), 49296621 (oclc), CF00001555 (IID), 2555781 (digitool), ucf:6180 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
By John S. C. Abbott. Electronic reproduction. [Florida] : State University System of Florida, PALMM Project, 2001. (Florida heritage collection) Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software; Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Electronically digitized by the University of Central Florida from a book held in the Main Library at the University of Central Florida, Orlando. |
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| Subject(s): |
Soto, Hernando de, ca. 1500-1542 Florida -- History -- To 1565 European Discovery and Settlement in Florida, 1492-1821 -- Explorers and Travelers, 1492-1700 Persons Military history |
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| Library Classification: | E125.S7 A14 1873 | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/CF00001555.jpg | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | UCF | |
| Original Title: |
Ferdinand de Soto: the discoverer of the Mississippi. 06043449 |
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| Is Part of Series: |
American pioneers and patriots. Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot), 1805-1877 |
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| Is Part of Series: |
Florida Heritage Collection. (Link to Collection) |
