Conquistador : Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the last stand of the Aztecs
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Published
New York : Bantam Books, 2008.
ISBN
9780553805383
Physical Desc
x, 429 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 22 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Adult Nonfiction (3rd floor) | NF 972.02 LEVY 2008 | Checked Out | March 23, 2024 |
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Published
New York : Bantam Books, 2008.
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Book
Language
English
ISBN
9780553805383
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [393]-411) and index.
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In 1519, Hernán Cortés arrived on the shores of Mexico with a roughshod crew of adventurers and the intent to expand the Spanish empire. Along the way, this brash and roguish conquistador schemed to convert the native inhabitants to Catholicism and carry off a fortune in gold. In Tenochtitlán, the City of Dreams, Cortés met his Aztec counterpart, Montezuma: king, divinity, ruler of a complex and sophisticated civilization with fifteen million people, and commander of the most powerful military machine in the Americas. Yet in less than two years, Cortés defeated the entire Aztec nation in one of the most astonishing military campaigns ever waged. Sometimes outnumbered thousands-to-one, Cortés repeatedly beat seemingly impossible odds. Journalist Levy meticulously researches the mix of cunning, courage, brutality, superstition, and finally disease that enabled Cortés and his men to survive.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Levy, B. (2008). Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the last stand of the Aztecs . Bantam Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Levy, Buddy, 1960-. 2008. Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs. Bantam Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Levy, Buddy, 1960-. Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs Bantam Books, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Levy, Buddy. Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs Bantam Books, 2008.
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