The Gold Disc of Coosa: A Boy of the Mound Builders Meets Desoto

By Virginia Pounds Brown

Book Overview

A colorful fictional account for middle-school children of the meeting between De Soto and the Alabama Indians on his historic expedition through the South. These Indians were the last of the Mound Builders, led by a peace-loving king. The Gold Disc of Coosa describes their civilized culture in the years until 1540, when the Indians finally made their fateful stand against the Spanish at Maubila.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1603060189
• ISBN13: 9781603060189
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: NewSouth Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7