[marktwain]

Sounds good. I read a short book about Coronado's expedition, but I do not know if there are first person accounts readily available.

Do you know of any?

[texanyankee]

I searched for a first-hand account of Coronado’s and came up empty as well.

As far as the DeSoto Chronicles - it’s a compilation of several authors who wrote of the expedition after the fact.
These books are recent translations of the four major accounts of the De Soto expedition - the Gentleman of Elvas, Luys Hernandez de Biedma, Rodrigo Ranjel, and Garcilaso de la Vega, based on the account of the soldier Gonzalo Silvestre.

I dont believe it would truly qualify as a ‘first-hand account’ except there are short portions included from those who participated.

The 2 volume set I acquired from Amazon -
https://www.amazon.com/Soto-Chronicles-Expedition-Hernando-1539-1543/dp/0817308245