Project Gutenberg 2009-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 86 Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) 1805 1877 John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott Abbott, John Stevens Cabot 06043449 Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi" by John S. C. Abbott is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the life and adventures of the Spanish explorer Ferdinand De Soto, primarily focusing on his expeditions in the Americas during the 16th century. Through rich narrative and detailed characterizations, the work aims to portray the exploits, challenges, and moral quandaries faced by De Soto and his contemporaries as they navigated both the wilderness and the complex interactions with Indigenous peoples. At the start of the narrative, the reader is introduced to Ferdinand De Soto's early life in Spain, revealing his noble lineage and the hardships his family faced during a time of nobility decline. The opening portion details De Soto's upbringing, his education under the patronage of Don Pedro de Avila, and the key relationships that shape his destiny, especially his love for Isabella. As tensions rise surrounding the governance of the colony at Darien, where Don Pedro's tyrannical rule leads to the suffering of both colonists and Indigenous people, De Soto's character emerges, showcasing his potential for both valor and ethical conflict. The groundwork is thus laid for his subsequent adventures and the moral dilemmas he will encounter in his quest for glory and gold in the New World. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Soto, Hernando de, approximately 1500-1542 Florida -- History -- To 1565 E011 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 538878 538758 2024-09-12T13:13:43.539804 2023-09-13T05:34:23.086793 text/html text/html 541530 2021-01-05T05:45:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 511485 2021-01-05T05:45:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 564883 2024-09-12T13:13:50.909737 application/epub+zip 572410 2024-09-12T13:13:44.590761 application/epub+zip 276706 2024-09-12T13:13:44.053846 application/epub+zip 730540 2024-09-12T13:13:55.840775 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 683236 2024-09-12T13:13:50.293730 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388475 2022-09-13T13:54:04.704077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487301 487112 2024-09-12T13:13:42.543782 2023-09-13T05:34:22.168779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 487140 2021-01-05T05:45:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 177944 2021-01-05T05:45:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 487135 2021-01-05T05:45:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177890 2021-01-05T05:45:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20505 2024-09-12T13:13:55.987710 application/rdf+xml 31990 2024-09-12T13:13:44.152772 image/jpeg 3949 2024-09-12T13:13:44.102790 image/jpeg 511433 2024-09-12T13:13:43.596804 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia