Talking Walls
Margy Burns Knight
An illustrated description of walls around the world and their significance, from the Great Wall of China to the Berlin Wall.
Read Time: ~0.5 hr
Hernando de Soto
by Jan Gleiter and Kathleen Thompson (1988)
About this book
A biography of the Spanish explorer who led the first European expedition to reach the Mississippi River, explored in what is now Florida, and took part in the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreHernando de Soto Lead Character
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