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The gentle conquistadors ; the ten year odyssey across the American Southwest of three Spanish captains and Esteban, a black slave /

A fictional account of the ten-year journey of Esteban, the first black man in America, as he wandered with Cabeza de Vaca and two other Spaniards exploring the Southwest.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Mirsky, Jeannette, 1903-1987
Other Authors:	Morley, Thomas, 1933-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[New York] : Pantheon Books, [1969]
Subjects:	Estevan, > -1539 > Juvenile fiction. Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, > active 16th century > Juvenile fiction. America > Early works to 1800 > Fiction.

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