{"product_id":"vasco-nunez-de-balboa","title":"Vasco Núñez de Balboa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA debtor hides on a ship. Ahead lie a hungry colony, Panama’s jungle, and a path to the Pacific.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Frederick A. Ober’s Vasco Núñez de Balboa, a poor Spanish gentleman fights to turn an obscure beginning into a life of command. Balboa escapes debt, reaches the mainland, and takes charge of a struggling colony. Survival demands more than courage: he must deal with native leaders, rival Spaniards, and officials whose decisions shape his future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe journey leads through Darién and across the jungle of Panama toward the Pacific. Balboa uses force and diplomacy, fighting some native leaders and making alliances with others. Ober tells this history as an adventure, celebrating courage and endurance while tracing Spain’s advance into lands where people already live—and the costs they bear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you'll discover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA fugitive seeking command\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Balboa from hiding aboard a ship to leading a small, hungry colony.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSurvival on the mainland\u003c\/strong\u003e – Encounter a struggling settlement where leadership means facing hunger, conflict, and uncertain authority.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAlliances and armed conflict\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how Balboa extends his reach through deals with chiefs as well as force.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA path through Panama\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Spaniards, native allies, and guides across the jungle toward the Pacific shore.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn older heroic lens\u003c\/strong\u003e – Read an explorer’s life through Ober’s admiring outlook, with room to question its limits.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers drawn to exploration, biographies of daring men, and the early history of Panama and the Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and meet Balboa as a debtor with his future still uncertain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534700970332,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/14164_en_ebook-front_c28.jpg?v=1792175107","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/tr\/products\/vasco-nunez-de-balboa","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}