Hernando de Soto Among the Apalachee: The Archaeology of the First Winter Encampment Contributor(s): Ewen, Charles R. (Author), Hann, John H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 081301557X ISBN-13: 9780813015576 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1998 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - History | United States - State & Local - General - History | Expeditions & Discoveries |
Dewey: 975.988 |
LCCN: 97025212 |
Series: Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.07" W x 9.02" (0.89 lbs) 256 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Geographic Orientation - Florida |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "A genuine tour de force for the integration of anthropology, archaeology and ethnohistory at this first, unequivocal de Soto expedition site."--Russell K. Skowronek, Santa Clara University "Indispensable. . . . Will be of interest to southeastern archaeologists, historians of Hispanic America, scholars interested in the early exploration of the Americas . . . and laymen in Florida and surrounding states."--Charles Hudson, University of Georgia Charles Ewen and John Hann chronicle the discovery and excavation of the only known campsite of Hernando de Soto's ten-state odyssey in La Florida during the 16th century. Located in downtown Tallahassee in sight of the state capitol, the site was rescued at the last minute from developers--a story almost as compelling as that of de Soto's expedition.
John H. Hann is a research historian at the San Luis Historical Site and a leading scholar on the missions of Spanish Florida. He is the author of Apalachee: The Land Between the Rivers (UPF, 1988), Missions to the Calusa (UPF, 1991), and History of the Timucua Indians and Missions (UPF, 1996). |