Documents of the Coronado Expedition, 1 : They Were Not Familiar With His Majesty, Nor Did They Wish to Be His Subjects, Paperback by Flint, Richard (EDT); Flint, Shirley Cushing (EDT), ISBN 0826351344, ISBN-13 9780826351340, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US

Flint and Cushing Flint, who co-edited other books on the Coronado expedition, offer this reprint from 2005, which presents 34 original documents from the expedition. The documents provide the first written record of the people, environment, and flora and fauna of what is now northwestern Mexico and the southwestern US and concern events; the motives, attitudes, and strategies of Spain's conquest; and attempts to extend economic, religious, and political dominance in general. Aiming to remedy inadequacies and inaccuracies in other editions and provide a comprehensive collection of primary sources, they present new transcriptions based on the manuscripts and translate and annotate them with background information. They include seven previously unpublished documents and seven that were previously unavailable in English. They are presented in chronological order and include explanatory notes and an introduction to the expedition, research, other document editions, and their approach. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()