Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun
Hernando de Soto and the South's Ancient Chiefdoms

This is a seminal work on the earliest history of Western man's invasion of the Southeast US. And goes a long way to explain the comparative dearth of indigenous peoples encountered by later explorers. Because, as Hudson traces De Soto's progress from Florida up through the Carolinas and over to the......more

I knew that great Indian societies existed in the southeast US prior to Columbus's arrival and that they died out supposedly because of new old world diseases. This is a first-hand account of the Europeans first interactions with these Indian chiefdoms. Between 1539 and 1543 Hernando De Soto let a s......more

Little known history of the Spanish colonists in SE United States Fascinating accounts of Spanish expeditions to the southeastern United States, and their encounters with Indian tribes. Who among us knew that Spanish explorers/conquistadors had marched on foot from Florida to Texas by way bof the ent......more

Excellent recounting of the De Soto expedition, as well as description of the documentary & archaeological evidence regarding the route & the peoples De Soto affected. Hudson strives to be both academic & readable, and though he doesn't always balance it well, he carries it off overall. There's a ce......more

De Soto Wonderful story of the deSoto expedition through the SE (FL, GA, SC , NC, AL, AK, MS, , LA and TX). Hudsons command of the historic and archaeological literature clearly and convoncingly, shows deSotos route. His understanding of the literature, contribute greatly to our understanding of the......more