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Barefoot Conquistador
Cabeza De Vaca and the Struggle for Native American Rights (Exceptional Biographies for Upper Grades)
By Childress, Diana
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-82257-517-7
- Publisher
- Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2008
Gr 7-Up This clearly written biography introduces a 16th-century Spanish explorer who made two expeditions to North and South America and eventually became a champion for Native Americans. Shipwrecked off the Florida coast in 1527, Cabeza de Vaca spent seven years traveling across the American Southwest to Spanish Mexico, living with local tribes along the way, first as a prisoner, and later as a trader and healer. His ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
In contrast to the more violent approach of his contemporaries, Spaniard Cabeza de Vaca, exploring parts of North and South America ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
