We Asked for Nothing: The Remarkable Journey of Cabeza de Vaca (Great Explorers)
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The explorer who discovered his own humanity. In 1528 the conquistador Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca escaped a hostile reception in Florida only to be shipwrecked off the coast of Texas. For the next eight years he lived among the native tribes of the Southwest while he journeyed towards the safety of the Spanish settlements in Mexico. He and three companions survived starvation sickness and slavery thanks to the generosity of native peoples along the way. When Cabeza de Vaca finally reached the Spanish he was a changed man and led the struggle against the feudal-like exploitation of the New World populations. Stuart Waldman tells the fascinating story of two journeys: one covering 2 500 miles through unexplored territory the other the transformation of a mans heart. Excerpts from Cabeza de Vacas journals make the readers immersion into this mystifying world complete. The gatefold map allows the reader to follow the journey while reading.
