Bibliograph

American Conquistador, An action-adventure that is more Robin Hood than Robin Hood. And the story is TRUE!, Daryl Arden Ferguson

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American Conquistador, An action-adventure that is more Robin Hood than Robin Hood. And the story is TRUE!, Daryl Arden Ferguson

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrationsmapsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

American Conquistador

Oclc number

1312756811

Responsibility statement

Daryl Arden Ferguson

Sub title

An action-adventure that is more Robin Hood than Robin Hood. And the story is TRUE!

Summary

This historical adventure begins in the 16th century--one century before England landed on Plymouth Rock. The story follows the boyhood lives of two European boys, one from Spain and one from France. Pedro Menendez de Aviles the Spaniard and Gaspard Coligny, from one of the wealthiest families in France. Gaspard lives in a castle and plays with the king's son. For centuries the peasant-poor Menendez's family survived by working as seamen on the Bay of Biscay. The lives of these two boys would converge within ten years and they would eventually find themselves in a cross-Atlantic race that would determining which country would be the first to place a European colony in America. --introduction

Table Of Contents

Introduction by the author -- A tale of two boys -- Is it "discovery" or "effective control"? -- The claws of the CASA -- A very bold strategy -- How to start a war in North America -- The pressure of jaws biting down -- All hell breaks loose -- The race is ON! -- Underway -- Menendez lands! -- A rogue commander -- Menendez's premonition -- Where our America began! -- People of importance in the story -- Sources -- Appendices -- Endnotes

Target audience

adult

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