Description
2007 edition. Dust jacket has some wear and small tears along the sides. Hardcover has some minor wear along the sides, scuffs and marks. Spine has some wear on the top and bottom. Pages are clean and the binding is secure.
This well-preserved copy of Andrés Reséndez’s “A Land So Strange” offers a captivating window into one of the most extraordinary journeys in American history. Reséndez, a renowned historian and professor at the University of California, Davis, meticulously reconstructs the odyssey of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, a 16th-century Spanish explorer who shipwrecked on the Gulf Coast of present-day Florida and spent eight years traversing the American Southwest. Drawing from Cabeza de Vaca’s own account, Reséndez vividly portrays the explorer’s harrowing encounters with Native American tribes, his adaptation to their ways of life, and his eventual role as a trader and healer among them.
This National Book Award finalist not only illuminates the resilience and resourcefulness of Cabeza de Vaca but also provides invaluable insights into the complex relationships between the early European explorers and the indigenous peoples they encountered. Reséndez’s engaging narrative and meticulous research make this a must-read for collectors and enthusiasts of American exploration, colonial history, and Native American studies. With its well-preserved condition, this copy offers a tangible connection to a seminal work that challenges conventional narratives and sheds light on the often-overlooked perspectives of the era.
