de soto, hernando

Portrays Hernando de Soto as both a pirate and explorer who, while a failure in some ways, had a lasting influence through such actions as introducing pigs to the Americas.

A biography of the wealthy Spaniard who came to the New World to seek glory and who, in 1541, became the first European to reach the Mississippi River.

A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who became the first white man to cross the Mississippi.

An account of the exploration of the American South by Hernando de Soto, Ponce de Leon, and others.

Describes the life and achievements of the sixteenth-century Spaniard who explored Florida and other southern states, and became the first white man to cross the Mississippi River.

Presents an overview of Hernando de Soto's life as well as his influence on history and the world.

A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who became the first white man to cross the Mississippi.

A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who became the first white man to cross the Mississippi.