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The New World :: Recommended reading?
Ashe
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Hey folks. Am curious to see if anyone could recommend anything spectacularly good about when Europeans first arrived in the Americas. I'm not 100% sure what I'm looking for, but am particularly interested in such things as what sort of military force tagged along on the boats, how the first arrivals set about getting established, what the plans were for further exploration and how they went about discovering resources. I'm mostly interested in the very, very early days after the discovery and initial landings. Am hoping there are published accounts out there somewhere from those involved, accounts of explorers maybe? Or summaries written by historians... or something.
As you can see, I'm not really 100% sure what I'm looking for, so any recommendations or even nudges in the right direction are much appreciated.
As you can see, I'm not really 100% sure what I'm looking for, so any recommendations or even nudges in the right direction are much appreciated.
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http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Spanish-Explorers-in-the-Southern-United-States-1528-1543/Frederick-W-Hodge/e/9780876110669
You could also take this list of Spanish conquistadors and look for books or articles by or about them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conquistadors
Generally, you are going to have a hard time finding information about logistical details; a lot of the authors assumed that the audience they were writing for (other 16th century Europeans) had a good idea of what sort of supplies you take on expedition, how you post sentries, etc. For that sort of information you are going to need to get into some more scholarly works. However, they did write a lot about what was actually happening and what their plans, hopes and expectations were.
One more book that might be a good starting read:
http://books.google.com/books?id=_zMQ8jdqkUMC&lpg=PA3&ots=0cC8X0-t_M&dq=conquistador%20logistics&lr=&pg=PA12#v=onepage&q=conquistador%20logistics&f=false