Table of Contents

Front Matter

The Man on Horseback
Ferdinand and Isabella
In the Wilds of Nicaragua
De Soto, the Avenger
The Reward of Devotion
Adelantado and Governor
The Landing in Florida
In the Floridian Forests
Battles with the Indians
The Fierce Apalachees
The First Winter in Florida
The Trackless Wilderness
The Princess and her Pearls
De Soto's Beautiful Captive
The Great Chief Tuscaloosa
Desperate Encounter at Mauvila
De Soto's Fatal Decision
How the Mississippi was Crossed
A Year of Aimless Wandering
Last Days of De Soto