Brutal Journey is an excellent account of the ill-fated expedition led by Panfilo de Narvaez to Florida. I do highly recommend this volume to Texas History teachers. It is a gripping well written narrative that is easily accesible by general interest readers. This book will give a new dimension to your instruction of the Spanish exploration of what is now Texas. I learned so much about Indian cultures, particularly from the eyes of despearate Spaniard, Cabeza de Vaca.
To further your understanding and have something to wow your students, the Texas State University Library has an on-line version of de Vaca's La Relacion. It can be accessed at www.library.txstate.edu/swwc/cdv/ . The original is displayed on one side and a readable English translation on the other. Each chapter can be viewed, read and used. Simply wonderful!!!
I plan to post other great discoveries weekly!!! Keep coming back!!!
