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Florida of the Inca: A History of the Adelantado, Hernando De Soto
by GARCILASO DE LA VEGA
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About This Item
1951. GARCILASO DE LA VEGA. The Florida of the Inca: A History of the Adelantado, Hernando De Soto, Governor and Captain General of the Kingdom of Florida, and Other Heroic Spanish and Indian Cavaliers, Written by the Inca, Garcilaso de la Vega, an Officer of His Majesty, and a Native of the Great City of Cuzco, Capital of the Realms and Provinces of Peru. Translated and Edited by John Grier Varner and Jeanette Johnson Varner. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1951. 1st thus. xlv,655pp. Portrait frontis., map endpapers. Orig. pictorial cloth priceclipped d/j. Spine panel of d/j sunned, some chipping to d/j, else very good. Considered the first great classic of American history, this is the first complete English translation of De Soto's expedition of conquest in North America.
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- Bookseller
- George S. MacManus Company
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76969
- Title
- Florida of the Inca: A History of the Adelantado, Hernando De Soto
- Author
- GARCILASO DE LA VEGA
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- FLXX, DE SOTO, HERNAN, INDIANS, SOUTH AM
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George S. MacManus Company
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Bryn Mawr,, Pennsylvania
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