Robin Varnum is Associate Professor of English at American International College, Springfield, Massachusetts.
Álvar NÚÑez Cabeza de Vaca is a sixteenth-century phenomenon—equal
parts explorer, medicine man, and empire builder. Robin Varnum
has written a masterful and highly readable account of Cabeza de
Vaca’s adventures in both North and South America."" - AndrÉs
ResÉndez, author of A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza
de Vaca
""Overall, this is a fine book, meticulously researched and well
written… this volume is an excellent supplement to introductory
textbooks covering early American and Latin American history, and
deserves shelf space at any academic library."" - Central Texas
Studies: Journal of the Central Texas Historical Association Volume
1 and Volume 2
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