Read the biography of Don Juan de Onate, but more than colonialists it was an empire builder. More towards adventure there are several books on Spanish exploration of the new world and how they contacted and approached native populations and the several constant fights, missunderstanding, exchanges, etc a good examples for that would be some biography from Juan Sebastian ElCano or Magallanes.

If you are just intereste din community building the experiences of the jesuits in america is what you are looking for. Their work was invaluable founding cities, communities, and creating bridges between natives and Europeans as well as teaching natives European arts, culture, technology, etc.

I guess the closest thing will be Mars colonisation less the natives (hopefully).

> There isn't a modern equivalent of traveling months away from home to a new land with local natives and trying to live off a strange land with some serious life or death risks.

Sure there is. Just get a good job and save some money for 5 or 10 years. Buy yourself a boat - the biggest one you can afford - a trailer, and some provisions. Drive to the edge of your continent and point the boat out to sea. Keep going until you see land. If you make it to shore without being dashed upon the rocks, your adventure begins.

I'd play that game.

I think a large number of refugees from places like Syria and Afghanistan would disagree there.

you'd love the book Conquerors by Roger Crowley

Thank you.