Because this alone is what a man who came away naked could carry out with him
The 1542 Relaçion (Account) of Cabeza de Vaca
Last week: “There’s a certain slant of light” by Emily Dickinson (1860-62)
This week: La Relaçion of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1542, 1555)
Next week: “Living like Weasels” from Teaching a Stone to Talk by Annie Dillard (1982)
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