Sixteenth century North America the land and the people as seen by the Europeans.

Sauer, Carl Ortwin, 1889-1975.
Berkeley, University of California Press, 1971.
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Notes:

  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-308).
  • The Atlantic coast as known to midcentury — Antecedents — Early sixteenth century (1501-1518) — Spaniards on the northern Gulf coast (1519-1528) — The Atlantic coast (1520-1526) — Preview of Canada (1534 to midcentury) — Spanish entries to the interior and the far west — Spanish news of the northern interior (1524-1539) — The journey of Coronado (1540-1542) — Discovery north along the Pacific coast (1539-1543) — The De Soto expedition (1538-1543) — Strategic importance of Florida — Florida, part of New Spain (1557-1561) — The French in Florida (1562-1565) — Spanish Florida (1565-1597) — The English came late — Englishmen overseas (1527-1587) — The Roanoke colony (1584-1590) — The century reviewed — A century of vain attempts — Nature and natives as seen by Europeans — European influences.

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