The Narrative of Cabeza de Vaca by ?lvar N??ez Cabeza de Vaca (English) Paperbac

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Offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Panfilo de Narvaez expedition to North America. This title tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants.

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This edition of lvar N ez Cabeza de Vaca's "Relaci n" offers readers Rolena Adorno and Patrick Charles Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 P nfilo de Narv ez expedition to North America. The dramatic narrative tells the story of some of the first Europeans and the first-known African to encounter the North American wilderness and its Native inhabitants. It is a fascinating tale of survival against the highest odds, highlighting Native Americans and their interactions with the newcomers. In this English-language edition, reproduced from their award-winning three-volume set, Adorno and Pautz supplement the engrossing account with a general introduction that orients the reader to Cabeza de Vaca's world. They also provide explanatory notes, which resolve many of the narrative's most perplexing questions. This highly readable translation fires the imagination and illuminates the enduring appeal of Cabeza de Vaca's experience for a modern audience.

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This edition of Cabeza de Vaca's Relacion offers readers Adorno and Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Panfilo de Narvaez expedition to North America

Author Biography

Rolena Adorno is the Reuben Post Halleck Professor of Spanish at Yale University and the author of several books, including Guaman Poma: Writing and Resistance in Colonial Peru. Patrick Charles Pautz holds an M.A. in Spanish from Princeton University and is an independent scholar. Adorno and Pautz coauthored Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca: His Account, His Life, and the Expedition of Pánfilo de Narváez (Nebraska 1999), winner of the American Historical Association's 2001 J. Franklin Jameson Award, the Western Historical Association's 2000 Dwight L. Smith Award, and the New England Council of Latin American Studies 2000 Best Book Award.

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This edition of Cabeza de Vaca's Relacion offers readers Adorno and Pautz's celebrated translation of Cabeza de Vaca's account of the 1527 Panfilo de Narvaez expedition to North America

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This edition of Cabeza de Vaca'sRelaci

Details ISBN080326416X Pages 204 Language English ISBN-10 080326416X ISBN-13 9780803264168 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2003 Imprint University of Nebraska Press Place of Publication Lincoln Country of Publication United States Translated from Spanish Short Title NARRATIVE OF CABEZA DE VACA Audience Age 14-18 Publisher University of Nebraska Press Translator Patrick Charles Pautz Edited by Rolena Adorno DOI 10.1604/9780803264168 UK Release Date 2003-05-01 AU Release Date 2003-05-01 NZ Release Date 2003-05-01 US Release Date 2003-05-01 Illustrations Illus., maps Author Rolena Adorno Publication Date 2003-05-01 DEWEY 970.016092 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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