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A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca

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From a Bancroft Prize-winning historian, the gripping tale of a shipwrecked Spaniard who walked across America in the sixteenth century

“Once you start this book, it's nearly impossible to put it down.” ―Washington Post


In 1527, a mission set out from Spain to colonize Florida. But the expedition went horribly wrong: delayed by a hurricane and knocked off course by a colossal error of navigation, the mission quickly became a desperate journey of survival. In the end, only four survived: thr...