{"product_id":"at-the-moons-inn-andrew-lytle-9780817355494","title":"At the Moon's Inn","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA fascinating tale that brings to life the history of Spanish efforts to establish a controlling presence in the New World during the first half of the 16th century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAt the Moon's Inn\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1941, provides a fictional account of De Soto's famous Spanish expedition to \u003ci\u003eLa Florida\u003c\/i\u003e and through the southeastern United States between 1539 and 1543. The novel begins in Spain in 1538, where De Soto and his chief lieutenants, veterans of the campaigns in South America, pledge themselves to a new enterprise to explore and exploit \u003ci\u003eLa Florida\u003c\/i\u003e. The narrative follows them on their voyage to Cuba, where they rest and obtain additional supplies, then set sail for the area now known as Tampa Bay. Lytle's brilliant historical novel takes the readers with the \u003ci\u003econquistadores\u003c\/i\u003e through the hot, humid land, where despite their advantage in military technology they found they must rely on the Indians for food. The author explores the cultural confrontation that seriously weakened the Indians, while the Spaniards' dreams of gold gradually turned to hopes of survival in the hostile environment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing his facts from the 1939 United States De Soto Commission Report and from the surviving historical chronicles of the expedition, Lytle weaves a fascinating tale that brings to life the history of Spanish efforts to establish a controlling presence in the New World during the first half of the 16th century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his introduction, Douglas Jones places \u003ci\u003eAt the Moon's Inn\u003c\/i\u003e within the context of the documentary record, as well as within the framework of its distinguished author's career. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Lytle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817355499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817355494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.30w x 1.20d","brand":"Andrew Lytle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517476155647,"sku":"9780817355494","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef5e04c2-d45a-4dd8-a051-98164d32fe50.jpg?v=1778731975","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/at-the-moons-inn-andrew-lytle-9780817355494","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}