Wichita Falls, TX: Western Christian Foundation, Inc., 1979 Western Christian Foundation, Wichita Falls, TX. 1979. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. No DJ. Pictorial Wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split. 189 pp. This book is a factual tale of General Vasquez de Coronado's attempt to find the Seven Golden Cities of Cibola in 1540-42. This expedition traveled over 4000 miles without roads through was is now western Mexico, Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas, and ultimately Kansas. A sweet but heart-rending love story of two women, one a Spanish noblewoman, the other a beautiful Mestiza girl whose father was a Spanish soldier and mother an Indian were both linked with one of Coronado's young officers in this tale of romance and adventure in the great southwest. A clean pristine copy.

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Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002817
Title: Coronado's Stowaway
Author: Robert S. Sprague
Format/Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Western Christian Foundation, Inc.
Place of Publication: Wichita Falls, TX
Date Published: 1979
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: GENERAL VASQUEZ DE CORONADO, SEVEN GOLDEN CITIES OF CIBOLA, ESTEVAN, KING CHARLES SPAIN, CONQUISTADORES, VICEROY DON ANTONIO MENDOZA, FRANCISCO BEATRIZ ESTRADA, MESTIZA GIRL, ZUNI INDIANS, QUIVERA,
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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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