The Journey of Coronado


Gelesen von Sue Anderson

(4.5 stars; 39 reviews)

In 1540, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado led an army from Mexico is search of the fabled golden cities of Cíbola. The Spaniards found no riches—instead, the Grand Canyon, the vast buffalo plains, and the pueblos of Zuni and Pecos. The narratives in this volume are all first-hand accounts of the Coronado expedition--raw, gripping, spirit-stirring--translated from the Spanish by George Parker Winship. The primary account was written by Pedro de Castañeda, a soldier in Coronado’s army. Letters from Coronado to the viceroy of Mexico and the Spanish king are also included. (Summary by Sue Anderson) (7 hr 8 min)

Kapitel

00 - Introduction by George Parker Winship 12:14 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
01 - Preface; Part 1, Chs. 1-3 22:25 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
02 - Part 1, Chs. 4-8 21:08 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
03 - Part 1, Chs. 9-10 17:57 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
04 - Part 1, Chs. 11-13 21:17 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
05 - Part 1, Chs. 14-16 23:10 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
06 - Part 1, Chs. 17-20 24:35 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
07 - Part 1, Chs. 21-22 15:43 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
08 - Part 2, Chs. 1-3 19:32 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
09 - Part 2, Chs. 4-6 18:12 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
10 - Part 2, Chs. 7-8 11:19 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
11 - Part 3, Chs. 1-3 14:44 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
12 - Part 3, Chs. 4-7 22:04 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
13 - Part 3, Chs. 8-9 13:20 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
14 - Mendoza to the King, April 17, 1540 15:09 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
15 - Coronado to Mendoza, August 3, 1540, Parts 1-2 21:58 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
16 - Coronado to Mendoza, August 3, 1540, Parts 3-4 23:34 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
17 - Traslado de las Nuevas, Anonymous 18:24 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
18 - Relacion del Suceso, Anonymous 27:15 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
19 - Coronado to the King, October 20, 1541 15:36 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
20 - Narrative of Jaramillo 31:55 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
21 - Report of Hernando de Alvarado 5:34 Gelesen von Sue Anderson
22 - Testimony Concerning Those Who Went on the Expedition 11:42 Gelesen von Sue Anderson

Bewertungen


(4 stars)

Sue Anderson is a great reader - one of my favorites on LibriVox. This is a good, but not great book. The writing is a bit self-righteous, and the later parts containing the direct correspondence of Coronado and others from the period during the expedition is practically insufferable in its humble-bragging and false flattery. Again, context makes that understandable I guess. It is a bit repetitive, giving similar accounts over and over. On the other hand it's an account of an expedition, so it describes what they were encountering. Shackleton's Antarctic book is somewhat repetitious too, but I liked that a lot. All in all this is fine though, especially if, like me, you enjoy the travel and expedition genre. Sue is great but the text not the most riveting, so I have it 4 stars.

A comedy of errors, but an amazing journey


(5 stars)

Hoodwinked at every turn, Coronado gets led on the most epic goose chase in history, giving first accounts of many species and locations that are common names today. Beautifully voiced, thank you.

fantastic!


(5 stars)

Great first person account of the exploration of what would become the United States and of the original inhabitants. Great listen!