

First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 5: Arrogant and Proud Barbarians
In his account of the Soto expedition, “The Inca” [see Part 1] gives what I believe to be the most accurate and eloquent account of the...


First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 2: Like Deer
In 1537, after amassing a sizable fortune as a conquistador, slave trader, and business man in South America, Hernando de Soto quickly...


First Contact: The Soto Expedition, Part 1: Hernando de Soto
This is part of a series of articles by Courtney Miller on the subject of “First Contact”–the initial contact of the Native Americans...