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Duncan, David Ewing. Hernando de Soto : a savage quest in the Americas / David Ewing Duncan. - 1st ed.. - New York : Crown Publishers, c1995.
xxxvii, 570 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. Content notes : Prologue: Soto "discovers" the Mississippi -- 1. Youth. Soto is born -- Across the ocean sea -- The scourge of God -- Balboa is dead -- The southern sea -- 2. Consolidation. The invasion of Nicaragua -- War of the captains -- Lord of Tosta -- Conspirator -- Isla de la Puna -- Empire of the four quarters -- 3. Fame. Cajamarca -- 13,000 pounds of gold -- The dash south -- The navel of the world -- Lord of Cuzco -- Back to Spain -- 4. Conquest. Armada -- Cuba bled dry -- Ocita -- The swamp of Cale -- Onward to Apalachee -- Anhaica -- 5. Obsession. Idylls of Georgia -- The pearls of Cofitachequi -- Lost opportunities -- The empire of Coosa -- Tascalusa's fire -- 6. Madness. Aftermath -- The wilderness -- Last chance -- March of death -- Epilogue. 0517582228 (hardcover) 9780517582220 (hardcover) * Soto, Hernando de,, ca. 1500-1542. Soto, Hernando de (Eroberer) * Explorers - Biography. - America Explorers - Biography. - Spain * Southern States - Discovery and exploration- Spanish.