Book Review: True Relation of the Hardships suffered by Governor Fernado de Soto and certain PortugueseGentlemen during the Discovery of the Province of Florida, now newly set forth by a Gentleman of Elvas

A review of True Relation of the Hardships suffered by Governor Fernado de Soto and certain Portuguese Gentlemen during the Discovery of the Province of Florida, now newly set forth by a Gentleman of Elvas. Translated and Edited by James Alexander Robertson. Volume I., Facsimile of the Original Portuguese of 1556. Volume II., Translation and Annotations. Publications of the Florida State Historical Society, Number 11, Volumes I and II

James Alexander Robertson

Few scholars have had such an extensive general understanding of, or such an intensive interest in certain fields of history as had Dr. Robertson. The Philippines, Latin America, Florida, and Maryland all attracted his earnest, enthusiastic, and scholarly attention; and in each of those fields the results of his labors are outstanding. Though honors came to him from four continents, those who knew him best remember the man before the scholar

The Franciscans in Florida, Maynard Geiger, O.F.M.

A review of three volumes of Maynard Geiger: The Early Franciscans in Florida and Their Relation to Spain’s Colonial Effort. Revised digest of a historical thesis.; The Martyrs of Florida (1513-1616) by Luis Geronimo de Ore, O.F.M.; Biographical Dictionary of the Franciscans in Spanish Florida and Cuba (1528-1841)