{"product_id":"expedition-of-hernando-de-soto-gloria-young-9781557285805","title":"Expedition of Hernando de Soto West of the Mississippi, 1541-1543: Proceedings of the de Soto Symposia, 1988 and 1990","description":"\u003cp\u003eBack by popular demand and new in paperback, this spirited collection of nearly twenty papers celebrates the 450th anniversary of Hernando de Soto's epic expedition across the Southeast and West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally presented at two symposia conducted by the University Museum at the University of Arkansas, the collection offers an array of viewpoints and diverse approaches to de Soto scholarship. Archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, museum curators, and folklorists all contribute to this lively debate on the Spanish explorer and his travels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book focuses on research that challenges traditional interpretation of de Soto's \u003ci\u003eentrada\u003c\/i\u003e and travel route, particularly after the expedition crossed the Mississippi River. David H. Dye hypothesizes a route across the river and the alluvial plain by linking the narrative accounts with geography and archaeological knowledge. Phyllis A. Morse asserts that the Parkin site is the location of the capital of Casqui, one of the polities visited by de Soto. Charles M. Hudson repostulates his version of the expedition route, which in 1988 severely challenged the De Soto Commission theory of 1939. Ann M. Early redraws the trail in the uplands of the Ouachita Mountains And Frank E. Schambach tests the possibility that the expedition wandered through Caddoan territory in east Texas after de Soto's death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral chapters examine the Native Americans whom de Soto and his expedition encountered in their journey; other contributions provide a fresh look at the chronicles of the expedition that have survived. What emerges is a redrawn map of de Soto's exploration--and a deeper understanding of the impact of European contact on the New World.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gloria Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1557285802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557285805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Arkansas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.04h x 7.06w x 1.05d","brand":"Gloria Young","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46420306395391,"sku":"9781557285805","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4836b31-a823-4f3e-a026-e29dfcdf4fa0.jpg?v=1734634241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/expedition-of-hernando-de-soto-gloria-young-9781557285805","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}