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- ISBN-13
- 9780553384710
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- Publication Name
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- ISBN
- 9780553384710
- Book Title
- Conquistador : Hernan Cortes, King MONTEZUMA, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
- Item Length
- 8.2in
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Latin America / Mexico, Civilization, Adventurers & Explorers, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 13.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 448 Pages
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In this astonishing work of scholarship that reads like an edge-of-your-seat adventure thriller, acclaimed historian Buddy Levy records the last days of the Aztec empire and the two men at the center of an epic clash of cultures perhaps unequaled to this day. It was a moment unique in human history, the face-to-face meeting between two men from civilizations a world apart. In 1519, Hernan Cortes arrived on the shores of Mexico, determined not only to expand the Spanish empire but to convert the natives to Catholicism and carry off a fortune in gold. That he saw nothing paradoxical in carrying out his intentions by virtually annihilating a proud and accomplished native people is one of the most remarkable and tragic aspects of this unforgettable story. In Tenochtitlan Cortes met his Aztec counterpart, Montezuma- king, divinity, commander of the most powerful military machine in the Americas and ruler of a city whose splendor equaled anything in Europe. Yet in less than two years, Cortes defeated the entire Aztec nation in one of the most astounding battles ever waged. The story of a lost kingdom, a relentless conqueror, and a doomed warrior, Conquistador is history at its most riveting.
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Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0553384716
ISBN-13
9780553384710
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Conquistador : Hernan Cortes, King MONTEZUMA, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Latin America / Mexico, Civilization, Adventurers & Explorers, Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.2in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
13.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F1230.L45 2009
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"For sheer drama, no age compares to the age of exploration, no explorers compare to the conquistadors and no conquistador compares to Hernan Cortes. In Buddy Levy's finely wrought and definitive Conquistador , the worlds of Cortes and Montezuma collide and come to life. Five hundred years after the conquest, the Cadillo and his prey have been made human. To read Conquistador is to see, hear and feel two cultures in a struggle to the death with nothing less than the fate of the western hemisphere at stake. Prodigiously researched and stirringly told, Conquistador is a rarity: an invaluable history lesson that also happens to be a page-turning read."Jeremy Schaap, best-selling author of Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History, and Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics "Sweeping and majestic...A pulse-quickening narrative."Neal Bascomb, author of Red Mutiny: Eleven Fateful Days on the Battleship Potemkin "A century before the Mayflower, a single man settled the destiny of the Americas far more momentously than the Puritans ever could.... Conquistador offers a fascinating account of the first and most decisive of those encounters: the one between the impetuous Spanish adventurer Cortes and Montezuma, the ill-starred emperor of the Aztecs.... [An] almost unbelievable story of missionary zeal, greed, cruelty and courage." Wall Street Journal "Drawing heavily on both Spanish and Aztec sources.... [Levy stresses] the military strategy, diplomatic initiaitves, and personal relationship between Cortes and Aztec emperor Montezuma.... Well-written.... Highly recommended." Library Journal , starred review "A fateful meeting of civilizations.... Cortes is front and center in this book.... [Levy's] description of the final siege on Tenochtitlan is especially dramatic."Associated Press "Explores just how far invaders will go to take what they want." Cape Cod Times, "For sheer drama, no age compares to the age of exploration, no explorers compare to the conquistadors and no conquistador compares to Hernan Cortes. In Buddy Levy's finely wrought and definitiveConquistador, the worlds of Cortes and Montezuma collide and come to life. Five hundred years after the conquest, the Cadillo and his prey have been made human. To readConquistadoris to see, hear and feel two cultures in a struggle to the death with nothing less than the fate of the western hemisphere at stake. Prodigiously researched and stirringly told,Conquistadoris a rarity: an invaluable history lesson that also happens to be a page-turning read."-Jeremy Schaap, best-selling author ofCinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History,andTriumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics "Drawing heavily on both Spanish and Aztec sources…. [Levy stresses] the military strategy, diplomatic initiaitves, and personal relationship between Cortés and Aztec emperor Montezuma…. Well-written…. Highly recommended."-Library Journal, starred review From the Hardcover edition., "For sheer drama, no age compares to the age of exploration, no explorers compare to the conquistadors and no conquistador compares to Hernan Cortes. In Buddy Levy's finely wrought and definitive Conquistador , the worlds of Cortes and Montezuma collide and come to life. Five hundred years after the conquest, the Cadillo and his prey have been made human. To read Conquistador is to see, hear and feel two cultures in a struggle to the death with nothing less than the fate of the western hemisphere at stake. Prodigiously researched and stirringly told, Conquistador is a rarity: an invaluable history lesson that also happens to be a page-turning read."--Jeremy Schaap, best-selling author of Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History, and Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics "Sweeping and majestic...A pulse-quickening narrative."--Neal Bascomb, author of Red Mutiny: Eleven Fateful Days on the Battleship Potemkin "A century before the Mayflower, a single man settled the destiny of the Americas far more momentously than the Puritans ever could.... Conquistador offers a fascinating account of the first and most decisive of those encounters: the one between the impetuous Spanish adventurer Corts and Montezuma, the ill-starred emperor of the Aztecs.... [An] almost unbelievable story of missionary zeal, greed, cruelty and courage."-- Wall Street Journal "Drawing heavily on both Spanish and Aztec sources.... [Levy stresses] the military strategy, diplomatic initiaitves, and personal relationship between Corts and Aztec emperor Montezuma.... Well-written.... Highly recommended."-- Library Journal , starred review "A fateful meeting of civilizations.... Cortes is front and center in this book.... [Levy's] description of the final siege on Tenochtitlan is especially dramatic."--Associated Press "Explores just how far invaders will go to take what they want."- Cape Cod Times, "For sheer drama, no age compares to the age of exploration, no explorers compare to the conquistadors and no conquistador compares to Hernan Cortes. In Buddy Levy's finely wrought and definitiveConquistador, the worlds of Cortes and Montezuma collide and come to life. Five hundred years after the conquest, the Cadillo and his prey have been made human. To readConquistadoris to see, hear and feel two cultures in a struggle to the death with nothing less than the fate of the western hemisphere at stake. Prodigiously researched and stirringly told,Conquistadoris a rarity: an invaluable history lesson that also happens to be a page-turning read."-Jeremy Schaap, best-selling author ofCinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History,andTriumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics "A century before the Mayflower, a single man settled the destiny of the Americas far more momentously than the Puritans ever could....Conquistadoroffers a fascinating account of the first and most decisive of those encounters: the one between the impetuous Spanish adventurer Cortés and Montezuma, the ill-starred emperor of the Aztecs.... [An] almost unbelievable story of missionary zeal, greed, cruelty and courage."-Wall Street Journal "Drawing heavily on both Spanish and Aztec sources…. [Levy stresses] the military strategy, diplomatic initiaitves, and personal relationship between Cortés and Aztec emperor Montezuma…. Well-written…. Highly recommended."-Library Journal, starred review "A fateful meeting of civilizations…. Cortes is front and center in this book…. [Levy's] description of the final siege on Tenochtitlan is especially dramatic."-Associated Press "Explores just how far invaders will go to take what they want."Cape Cod Times From the Hardcover edition., "For sheer drama, no age compares to the age of exploration, no explorers compare to the conquistadors and no conquistador compares to Hernan Cortes. In Buddy Levy's finely wrought and definitive Conquistador , the worlds of Cortes and Montezuma collide and come to life. Five hundred years after the conquest, the Cadillo and his prey have been made human. To read Conquistador is to see, hear and feel two cultures in a struggle to the death with nothing less than the fate of the western hemisphere at stake. Prodigiously researched and stirringly told, Conquistador is a rarity: an invaluable history lesson that also happens to be a page-turning read."-Jeremy Schaap, best-selling author of Cinderella Man: James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History, and Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics "Sweeping and majestic...A pulse-quickening narrative."-Neal Bascomb, author of Red Mutiny: Eleven Fateful Days on the Battleship Potemkin "A century before the Mayflower, a single man settled the destiny of the Americas far more momentously than the Puritans ever could.... Conquistador offers a fascinating account of the first and most decisive of those encounters: the one between the impetuous Spanish adventurer Cortés and Montezuma, the ill-starred emperor of the Aztecs.... [An] almost unbelievable story of missionary zeal, greed, cruelty and courage."- Wall Street Journal "Drawing heavily on both Spanish and Aztec sources…. [Levy stresses] the military strategy, diplomatic initiaitves, and personal relationship between Cortés and Aztec emperor Montezuma…. Well-written…. Highly recommended."- Library Journal , starred review "A fateful meeting of civilizations…. Cortes is front and center in this book…. [Levy's] description of the final siege on Tenochtitlan is especially dramatic."-Associated Press "Explores just how far invaders will go to take what they want." Cape Cod Times
Copyright Date
2008
Lccn
2009-293737
Dewey Decimal
972/.02
Intended Audience
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Dewey Edition
22
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