Cabeza de Vaca’s Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America

Cabeza de Vacas Adventures in the Unknown Interior of the States describes the adventures of Cabeza de Vaca, a Spanish soldier who was shipwrecked in the state of Florida in the year 1528. The man traveled with a handful of his companions across the states of Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, in addition to the north of Mexico for many days following the shipwreck. He was sometimes looked upon as a slave, at new(prenominal) times he became a medicine man for the Native Americans encountered on the way.The book describes Native Americans of the time in great depth. Even the flora and fauna of the time much of which was unique to Cabeza de Vaca may be seen finished the eyes of the Spanish traveler (Covey, 1983). Indeed, this book is one of its kind non only for those that wish to discover more than about the history of America but also ardent readers of accounts of adventures. Cabeza de Vacas experiences open up the mind. later all, with all our modern conveniences, includi ng excellent means of transport, the people of our time argon not expected to become lost and develop enough courageousness to find their way out of misadventures as did Cabeza de Vaca. Moreover, entirely unique adventures such(prenominal) as those experienced by the Spanish traveler are not easy to experience nowadays with all sorts of information available to us in books and on the Internet. Perhaps this is the reason why the reader expects more from Cabeza de Vacas Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America.There are no maps in this book, and the modern-day reader expects illustrations to boot. What is more, Coveys translated and edited version of Cabeza de Vacas adventures is not quite easy to read. As an example, between sentences Covey has added natural which may confuse the reader. The book was first published in 1961. wherefore again, Cabeza de Vacas adventures are thrilling enough for the reader to simply cut back the imperfections of this account.