Hernando de Soto : and his expeditions across the Americas /
Janet Hubbard-Brown.
- Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c2006.
- xvii, 138 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Explorers of new lands .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-127) and index.
Conquering an empire -- The boy adventurer -- Conquering Nicaragua -- The Central America years -- Discovery of Peru -- On to La Florida -- Mississippian culture -- The changing tide -- The end of the road.
Chronicles the life of conquistador Hernando de Soto, describing his conquests in North, Central, and South America in search of gold.