A journey through history inspired by Byron Preiss’s book
“The Secret: A Treasure Hunt”
Fun Facts Friday & other musings…
It really is true, a journey begins with a single step. Here I will have fun facts, word play finds, definitions-old and new, as well as random thoughts on the book and history.
The Secret A Treasure Hunt Book.
From the beginning of the book we learn of the migrations of the fairfolk- but why? Let’s start the deciphering here! If you like the video, give us a like and join!
Spanish America
The arrival of Hernando Desoto to Florida for colonization with horses, families and preists to reform the “heathen” indigenous peoples of the New World.
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Rough Map of Spanish Florida 1600's
Many in the Spanish Kingdom believed the New World was theirs when Ponce claimed La’ Florida for spain in 1513. He did not attempt to colonize at that time. He walked up to the beach, claimed it and left! (No metal clashing landfall here folks).
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Spanish Map of America
Many Maps of the New World were done by many cartographers of many nationalities. This is one that was deemed the “most accurate” in the time of the early 1700’s.