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  • Aztec Warrior

    AD 1325–1521

    door John Pohl ...
    Serie Boek 32 - Warrior
    According to one popular image, the Aztec army was a ruthless and efficient war machine, that established an empire by convincingly overwhelming its neighbors, sacrificing thousands to bloodthirsty gods along the way. From a contrasting perspective, its native warriors were no match for the modern warring methods of Cortés' greatly outnumbered Spaniards, who decisively defeated them. The reality ... Meer lezen

    12,39 €

  • The Conquistador

    1492–1550

    door John Pohl ...
    Serie Boek 40 - Warrior
    Many accounts portray the conquest of the New World as a remarkable military achievement, with Cortés' vastly outnumbered but better armed Spaniards defeating hordes of superstitious savages. However, the reality of these events is far more complex and no less significant. The first Conquistadors who had sailed in search of prosperity, inspired by dreams of unlimited riches, soon became ... Meer lezen

    12,39 €

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  • The Last Days of the Incas

    door Kim MacQuarrie ...
    The epic story of the fall of the Inca Empire to Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro in the aftermath of a bloody civil war, and the recent discovery of the lost guerrilla capital of the Incas, Vilcabamba, by three American explorers.In 1532, the fifty-four-year-old Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro led a force of 167 men, including his four brothers, to the shores of Peru. Unbeknownst to ... Meer lezen

    19,00 €

  • Conquistador

    Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs

    door Buddy Levy ...
    A thrilling narrative of the larger-than-life clash between a relentless conqueror and a formidable king that led to the destruction of the Aztec empire, from the award-winning historian and author of River of Darkness“Fascinating . . . [an] almost unbelievable story of missionary zeal, greed, cruelty, and courage.”—The Wall Street Journal“A sweeping and majestic history of a clash of ... Meer lezen

    10,38 €

  • Lost City of the Incas

    door Hiram Bingham ...
    First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu.In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba, capital city of the last Inca ruler, Manco Inca. With a combination of doggedness and good fortune he stumbled on the perfectly preserved ruins of ... Meer lezen

    3,99 €

  • The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition

    The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

    For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears, León-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants ... Meer lezen

    11,76 €

  • Columbus

    The Four Voyages, 1492-1504

    From the author of the Magellan biography, Over the Edge of the World, a mesmerizing new account of the great explorer.Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a trading route to China, and his unexpected landfall in the Americas, is a watershed event in world history. Yet Columbus made three more voyages within the span of only a decade, each designed to ... Meer lezen

    4,55 €

  • The Conquistadors

    door Hammond Innes ...
    This enthralling study which examines the impact of the Spaniards upon the Aztec and Inca worlds is dominated by the personalities involved, in particular Cortes and Montezuma. Their confrontation in the Aztec lake-city of Tenochtitlan is a moving drama of human conflict revealing the dilemma and the enigma of the Indians. It is a story of battles and voyages, full of strange episodes – Cortes ... Meer lezen

    5,71 €

  • Conquistadors

    Searching for El Dorado: The Terrifying Spanish Conquest of the Aztec and Inca Empires

    door John Pemberton ...
    In the sixteenth century the King of Spain issued his soldiers with a three-pronged mission: to find gold, spread the word of Christianity and claim new territories for Spain. The Conquistadors, as they became known, set off into the world to do just that, and nothing was to stand in their way. Some say that the discovery of the New World is the greatest event in history. Others, that it amounted ... Meer lezen

    2,99 €

  • The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction

    A Very Short Introduction

    Serie series Very Short Introductions
    With startling speed, Spanish conquistadors invaded hundreds of Native American kingdoms, took over the mighty empires of the Aztecs and Incas, and initiated an unprecedented redistribution of the world's resources and balance of power. They changed the course of history, but the myth they established was even stranger than their real achievements. This Very Short Introduction deploys the latest ... Meer lezen

    7,19 €

  • A Land So Strange

    The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca

    From a Bancroft Prize-winning historian, the gripping tale of a shipwrecked Spaniard who walked across America in the sixteenth century.**“Once you start this book, it's nearly impossible to put it down.” -**Washington PostIn 1527, a mission set out from Spain to colonize Florida. But the expedition went horribly wrong: Delayed by a hurricane and knocked off course by a colossal error of ... Meer lezen

    10,99 €

  • Brutal Journey

    The Epic Story of the First Crossing of North America

    door Paul Schneider ...
    "A wonderfully rich account of an incredible cross-country journey of survival . . . beautifully crafted . . . Best of all, it really happened." —Jerald T. Milanich, PhD, author of Florida Indians from Ancient Times to the PresentOne part Heart of Darkness, one part Lewis and Clark, Brutal Journey tells the story of a group of explorers who came to the new world on the heels of Cortés; bound for ... Meer lezen

    12,29 €