{"product_id":"the-way-of-florida-a-novel","title":"The Way of Florida: A Novel","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781936097548\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Trade paperback (US)\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2025\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Baobab Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelentless, urgent and above all musical, Russell Persson's expertly crafted \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Florida\u003c\/i\u003erecasts the\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003etragic story of the failed Narvez expedition.\u0026amp;lt;br\u0026amp;gt;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis tale has trickled down through the centuries via\u003ci\u003eLa Relacin\u003c\/i\u003e, the official report published in 1542, as well asmany other subsequent retellings.A calamitous attempt to establish Spanishcolonies along the Gulf Coast, of the 300 crew sent inland to explore, only four survived this eight-year ordeal.In bracing, beautiful language this timely narrativeof botched colonialism, nowin its first American Edition,radically reimagines the parameters andresponsibilities of the historical novel.Linguistically rich, sinuous, and maybe even heroic, \u003ci\u003eThe Way of Florida \u003c\/i\u003eoffers historical fiction like you have never read it before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALLIANCE DIST - SF","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41506919121029,"sku":"PR402398","price":51.5,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/9781936097548.original_TNXPXBG76LJR.jpg?v=1769646823","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-way-of-florida-a-novel","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}