Exploring the Early Americas

The Jay I. Kislak Collection

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This work is a primary source for information concerning the De Soto expedition (1539–1543), which began as a search for gold and resulted in a long journey that crossed the southeast region of the United States and extended perhaps as far as the present Oklahoma-Arkansas border. De Soto died on the return journey and was buried on the banks of the Mississippi River.
This work is a primary source for information concerning the De Soto expedition (1539–1543), which began as a search for gold and resulted in a long journey that crossed the southeast region of the United States and extended perhaps as far as the present Oklahoma-Arkansas border. De Soto died on the return journey and was buried on the banks of the Mississippi River.