{"product_id":"missions-to-the-calusa-hardcover","title":"Missions to the Calusa - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn H. Hann\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn H. Hann\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eWilliam H. Marquardt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA compilation of historical documents written by Europeans during the colonization of southwest Florida\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Europeans arrived in southwest Florida in the early sixteenth century, they encountered a complex and powerful society. The Calusa have posed an enigma to many anthropologists and historians. This work provides missing information on the ethnography of the Calusa, a society that inhabited the area of Florida now known as Charlotte, Lee, and Collier counties. This compilation of historical documents includes many reports never before translated into English, including letters from Pedro Menéndez, reports from King Charles II and governors, bishops, and soldiers, and eyewitness testimony from priests and laypersons about mission efforts from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Hann introduces Spanish contact with the Calusa from the early seventeenth century, focusing particularly on the ill-fated Franciscan attempt in 1697 to convert the Calusa to Christianity. His voluminous documentation for this effort is particularly valuable for its description of the role played by the Crown in instigating the mission despite little enthusiasm from religious authorities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA\u003cbr\u003evolume in the Florida Museum of Natural History: Ripley P. Bullen Series\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn\u003cbr\u003eH. Hann \u003c\/b\u003e(1926-2009)\u003cbr\u003ewas historical sites specialist for the Florida Bureau of Archaeological\u003cbr\u003eResearch, Florida Department of State. His many books include \u003ci\u003eApalachee: The\u003cbr\u003eLand Between the Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Florida Historical Society Rembert\u003cbr\u003eW. Patrick Memorial Book Prize. \u003c\/p\u003e William H. Marquardt is curator emeritus of south Florida archaeology and ethnography at the Florida Museum of Natural History.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 479\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.51 x 9.29 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 1991\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53052868460768,"sku":"9780813010755","price":81.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/rEPz9OGulr9780813010755.webp?v=1781282629","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/missions-to-the-calusa-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}