A New Andalucia and a Way to the Orient: The American Southeast During the Sixteenth Century

by Paul E. Hoffman

Book Overview

Paul E. Hoffman's groundbreaking book focuses on a neglected area of colonial history -- southeastern North America during the sixteenth-century. Hoffman describes expeditions to the region, efforts at colonization, and rivalries between the French, Spanish, and English. He reveals the ways in which the explorers' expectations -- fueled by legends -- crumbled in the face of difficulties encountered along the southeastern coast. The first book to link...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807130281
• ISBN13: 9780807130285
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"