Conquest: Montezuma, Cortes, and the Fall of Old Mexico
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Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0671705180
ISBN 13
9780671705183
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Publication Year
1994
Publisher
Pages
812
Abstract
Drawing on newly discovered sources and writing with brilliance, drama, and profound historical insight, Hugh Thomas presents an engrossing narrative of one of the most significant events of Western history.
Ringing with the fury of two great empires locked in an epic battle, Conquest captures in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations and offers unprecedented in-depth portraits of the legendary opponents, Montezuma and Cortés. Conquest is an essential work of history from one of our most gifted historians.
Ringing with the fury of two great empires locked in an epic battle, Conquest captures in extraordinary detail the Mexican and Spanish civilizations and offers unprecedented in-depth portraits of the legendary opponents, Montezuma and Cortés. Conquest is an essential work of history from one of our most gifted historians.
Description
The author of The History of the Cuban Revolution draws on newly discovered sources to present a full and balanced history of Corte+a7s's conquest of Mexico. 35,000 first printing. - from Amzon
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