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The History of the Conquest of Peru Hardcover - 1998

by William Hickling Prescott


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The Modern Library reintroduces William Prescott's epic histories of the European conquests of Mexico and Peru.

William Hinkling Prescott's monumental histories were available for many years in a single volume in the Modern Library. Now the works are republished as two books with new, more readable typesetting.

Prescott (1796-1859) wrote a number of vibrant and minutely researched histories of the Spanish-speaking world. The History of the Conquest of Mexico (1843) tells of the subjugation between 1519 and 1529 of the whole Aztec people by Cortes and his group of a few hundred soldiers. Prescott also provides an analysis of the civilization that was destroyed as a result. Similarly, The History of the Conquest of Peru (1847) tells of Pizarro's expedition that led to the European domination of the Incas. Prescott never ventured any nearer to Spain than the Azores, but he learned the languages he needed for his histories, and used secretaries and assistants to help him read and write after an accident left him with drastically impaired sight. These works survive as great history and marvelously compelling literature.

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  • Title The History of the Conquest of Peru
  • Author William Hickling Prescott
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 705
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Modern Library, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date October 13, 1998
  • ISBN 9780679603047 / 0679603042
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.31 x 5.7 x 1.48 in (21.11 x 14.48 x 3.76 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98010174
  • Dewey Decimal Code 985.02
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