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The Spanish Frontier in North America: The Brief Edition (The Lamar Series in Western History) by Professor David J. Weber Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2009 ISBN-10: 0-300-14068-1 / 0300140681 ISBN-13: 978-0-300-14068-2 / 9780300140682 In 1513, when Ponce de Leon stepped ashore on a beach of what is now Florida, Spain gained its first foothold in North America. For the next three hundred years, Spaniards ranged through the continent building forts to defend strategic places, missions to proselytize Indians, and farms, ranches, and |