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Coronado, knight of pueblos and plains / Herbert E. Bolton.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 125.V3 B6 1949
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bolton, Herbert Eugene, 1870-1953.
- Standardized Title:
- Coronado on the turquoise trail, knight of pueblos and plains
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de, 1510-1554.
- Coronado, Francisco Vásquez de.
- Southwest, New--Discovery and exploration.
- Southwest, New.
- Vazquez de Coronado, Francisco, 1510-1549.
- Southwest, New--Discovery & exploration.
- Discoveries in geography.
- New Southwest.
- Local Subjects:
- Vazquez de Coronado, Francisco, 1510-1549.
- Southwest, New--Discovery & exploration.
- Genre:
- Americana -- West (U.S.)
- collective biographies.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 491 pages : maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Whittlesey House, ©1949.
- Summary:
- "Biography of Coronado, his explorations through southwestern part of what now comprises that area of the U.S.A. Thoroughly documented, this tells of the search for El Dorado, the preliminary explorations of Fray Marcos seeking the Seven Cities of Cibola, Alarcon's voyage, the discovery of the Colorado, the explorations of Coronado and his lieutenants ... Then there are Coronado's later years as governor of Nueva Galicia, his trial and acquital." Kirkus.
- Contents:
- El Dorado
- Four ragged castaways
- Mendoza decides to gamble
- Fray Marcos seeks the seven cities
- Rival conquerors
- A Cíbola expedition is launched
- Rendezvous at Compostela
- Forward to Culacán
- With the vanguard
- Cíbola lies at hand!
- Capture of Háwikuh
- Hopis and Grand Canyon
- Scenes shift
- Alarcón on Colorado River
- Díaz seeks Alarcón
- Alvarado and the golden bracelet
- Winter quarters on Rio Grande
- Battle of Arenal
- Siege of Moro
- Ho for the land of the Turk!
- March to the plains
- "Nothing but cattle and sky"
- Facing about
- The army returns to Tiguex and a rival approaches
- Quivra
- Reunion in Pueblo land
- Rebellion in Sonora
- A saddle girth breaks
- Friars remain in the new land
- Back track to Mexico
- Later news from the north
- Gossips and lawyers
- Cárdenas takes the count
- In perspective
- Return to Pueblo land.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-475) and index.
- Local Notes:
- From the Boies Penrose II Collection, 1976, and has Boies Penrose II bookplate.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Bolton, Herbert Eugene, 1870-1953. Coronado, knight of pueblos and plains.
- OCLC:
- 384489
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