Abbott follows Hernando de Soto from his youth through the Spanish colony at Darien and the conquest of Peru beside Pizarro to the great expedition of 1539 through Florida and the Southeast that brought him to the Mississippi. He writes frankly about the cruelties of the conquistadors and draws on the old chronicles for battles and encounters with chiefs such as Vitachuco.
A vivid popular biography from Abbott’s American Pioneers and Patriots series, written for general and younger readers. Download the free EPUB.