The Doomed Journey of Francisco Coronado with Peter Stark

About this episode

Brendan Dowd interviews Peter Stark about the historical journey of Francisco Coronado and its implications for American Indian resistance.

Send us Fan Mail Let's go north! Peter Stark joins me to talk The Lost Cities of El Norte: Coronado's Quest, the Unconquered West, and the Birth of American Indian Resistance – A Narrative History of Exploration, Conquest, and Resistance. Buy The Lost Cities of El Norte Check out Peter's website Subscribe to Last Empty Places Podcast Support the show

People in this episode

Host: Brendan Dowd

Guest: Peter Stark

Topics covered

• exploration
• conquest
• American Indian resistance
• history
• narrative history

Keywords

• Francisco Coronado
• exploration
• American Indian resistance
• Peter Stark
• The Lost Cities of El Norte

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Lost Cities of El Norte, Last Empty Places Podcast

Places: El Norte

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