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A review by hecubatohim
Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America by Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Cyclone Covey
5.0
"The Relación, while not fiction, possesses most of the attributes of a good novel." -William T. Pilkington.
I couldn't agree more. Though this a translation of a non-fiction text from the mid-16th century, it is written in a way that readers of the 21st century can still relate to. Cabeza de Vaca's retelling of his journey to the modern-day Southwest is not only a (mostly) factual account but inside look into the complexities of Western expansion. On top of this, it challenges many of the notions written about natives in anti-native propaganda of the 18th and 19th century. This book was a part of an English course I took this past spring that focused on travel narratives and was one of the first full stories we read for this class. A great start to that course!
I couldn't agree more. Though this a translation of a non-fiction text from the mid-16th century, it is written in a way that readers of the 21st century can still relate to. Cabeza de Vaca's retelling of his journey to the modern-day Southwest is not only a (mostly) factual account but inside look into the complexities of Western expansion. On top of this, it challenges many of the notions written about natives in anti-native propaganda of the 18th and 19th century. This book was a part of an English course I took this past spring that focused on travel narratives and was one of the first full stories we read for this class. A great start to that course!