Young Indian prince is fascinated by the Spanish explorer's horse but the Spaniards are seeking only gold, no matter the price.
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Virginia Pounds Brown (1916-2014), a lifelong resident of Birmingham, was a librarian, bookseller, author, editor, and publisher. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Randolph-Macon College and Emory University, she wrote and/or edited several books and articles on Birmingham and the Indians of the Southeast, and a memoir, Mother and Me.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Wilson, LaNeil (illustrator). 121 pages. Illustrated. Circular award winner stamp from the Alabama Library Association on the front cover. Larger than normal print (possibly could be considered juvenile fiction). Historically accurate fictional account of Hernando De Soto's four year quest for gold in what is now the southeastern United States. Brutal, bloodthirsty and ruthless Spanish explorers spend four years battling native Americans in an elusive search for gold. After four years of futile gold exploration and attempts at conquest, De Soto's thousand-man army was reduced to just over 300 when they returned to Spain. De Soto died during the exploration and was buried in the Mississippi River. Signed and Inscribed By Author. Historical Fiction. Seller Inventory # 73355
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Hardcover. Condition: Ex-library with Usual Faults. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Wilson, Laneil (illustrator). First Edition. Seller Inventory # 006677
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Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Story of Spanish explorer De Soto's encounters with the Native Americans of the Southeast in what became Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana in 1539-42. Map, b/w illustrations. Fine/VG. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dustjacket spine a bit faded, price-clipped. Item # B5496. **SAVE MORE** Additional books in the same order ship for FREE via Standard Shipping. Seller Inventory # B5496
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. LaNeil Wilson (illustrator). 121 pp. Signed by the author, with a dedication, on the front free endpaper (dedicatee's name has been marked out). The book is slightly cocked. Ther is a 1/2" closed tear at the upper edge of the rear jacket panel; jacket has been price-clipped. The story of a sixteen-year-old Indian boy living in what is now Alabama at the time of the arrival of the Spanish explorer DeSoto. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 002134
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Hardcover. Condition: very good. Wilson, Laneil (illustrator). Very Good Copy. Fast Shipment. Seller Inventory # SilverDragon0873970853
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Wilson, Laneil (illustrator). Hardbound VG-/Good+., DJ LaNeil Wilson, illus. 8vo, 121, Inscribed/signed front endpaper. Light wear. DJ has general wear to edges/corners. DJ is not price clipped. Seller Inventory # 009359
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Wilson, Laneil (illustrator). First? edition. Hardbound VG-/Good+., DJ Wilson, LaNeil illus. 8vo, 121, Inscribed/Signed to her cousins and signed "Mary Virginia Pounds Brown." General wear to book. Some pages have finger smudges. DJ is worn and is price clipped. Seller Inventory # 002123
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