01765cam a2200385 4500 758494810 TxAuBib 20061004120000.0 060711s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2005050246 9780805068351 HRD $26.00 080506835X HRD $26.00 (OCoLC)60557572 DLC DLC DLC NjBwBT TxGR TxAuBib Schneider, Paul, 1962- Brutal journey [Book] : the epic story of the first crossing of North America / Paul Schneider. 1st ed. New York : H. Holt, 2006. x, 366 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. "A John Macrae book.". Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-350) and index. Chronicles the odyssey of a group of European explorers who arrived in Florida in 1528, only four of whom survived the eight-year, five-thousand-mile journey through the North American wilderness to finally reach an outpost of the Spanish empire. 20061004. Narváez, Pánfilo de d. 1528. Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar 16th cent. Explorers America Biography. Explorers Spain Biography. Indians of North America History 16th century. Indians of North America First contact with Europeans. America Discovery and exploration Spanish. America Description and travel. Florida Discovery and exploration Spanish. Florida Description and travel. RV8