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Conquest : Cortes, Montezuma, and the Fall of Old Mexico by Hugh Thomas (1995, Trade Paperback, Reprint)

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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 Cort s. Conquest is an essential work of history from one of our most gifted historians.

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
0671511041
ISBN-13
9780671511043
eBay Product ID (ePID)
694979

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Book Title
Conquest : Cortes, MONTEZUMA, and the Fall of Old Mexico
Author
Hugh Thomas
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Topic
Latin America / Mexico, Europe / Spain & Portugal, General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
Publication Year
1995
Genre
History
Number of Pages
832 Pages

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Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.8in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
41.3 Oz

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Reprint
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Edward SchumacherThe Wall Street JournalA fascinating work that will surely go down as a defining book on the era and one of the best and most readable nonfiction books of the year., Alfred MacAdam NewsdayConquest makes such exciting reading one forgets that these things actually happened. Hugh Thomas documents characters and events in as much detail as humanly conceivable....Monumental., Christopher Lehmann-Haupt The New York Times So dramatic is the account in Mr. Thomas's telling, that...you almost don't want to give the story away....Compelling recounted., Thomas Christensen San Francisco Chronicle Thomas balances writerly skill, exhaustive research, and scholarly documentation to make his book as useful as possible to both general and more involved readers....Essential., Wendy SmithChicago Sun-TimesThomas does full justice to a titanic subject in his vigorous narrative, which contains enough heroism, cruelty and pathos for ten Greek tragedies., Thomas ChristensenSan Francisco ChronicleThomas balances writerly skill, exhaustive research, and scholarly documentation to make his book as useful as possible to both general and more involved readers....Essential., Alfred MacAdamNewsdayConquestmakes such exciting reading one forgets that these things actually happened. Hugh Thomas documents characters and events in as much detail as humanly conceivable....Monumental., Edward Schumacher The Wall Street Journal A fascinating work that will surely go down as a defining book on the era and one of the best and most readable nonfiction books of the year., Wendy Smith Chicago Sun-Times Thomas does full justice to a titanic subject in his vigorous narrative, which contains enough heroism, cruelty and pathos for ten Greek tragedies., Alfred MacAdam Newsday Conquest makes such exciting reading one forgets that these things actually happened. Hugh Thomas documents characters and events in as much detail as humanly conceivable....Monumental., Christopher Lehmann-HauptThe New York TimesSo dramatic is the account in Mr. Thomas's telling, that...you almost don't want to give the story away....Compelling recounted.
Table of Content
Contents ILLUSTRATIONS PREFACE NOTES I ANCIENT MEXICO 1 Harmony and order 2 Palace of the white sedges 3 I see misfortune come 4 Not with love but with fear II SPAIN OF THE GOLDEN AGE 5 The golden years begin 6 The Pope must have been drunk 7 Better lands have never been discovered 8 What I saw was so splendid 9 A great Lord born in brocade 10 Sweating, hunger and hard work III TO KNOW THE SECRETS OF THE LAND 11 A gentlemanly pirate 12 The advantage of having horse and cannon 13 As much as where Solomon took the gold for the temple 14 A dragon's head for a "Florentine" glass 15 They received him with trumpets 16 If I continue, shall I win? 17 To leave none of us alive 18 This cruelty restored order 19 Another new world of great cities and towers IV CORTÉS AND MONTEZUMA 20 An image of Quetzalcoatl 21 Bees and spiders make works of art 22 Something must be done for the Lord V CORTÉS' PLANS UNDONE 23 The King, our lord, is more King than other Kings 24 A voice very deep and hoarse as if it came from a vault 25 To cut off Don Hernando's ears 26 The blood of the chieftains ran like water 27 As a song you were born, Montezuma 28 Fortune spins her wheel VI THE SPANISH RECOVERY 29 The sweetness of death by the obsidian knife 30 It was convenient to impose the said punishment 31 My principal intention and motive in making this war 32 They were all lords VII THE BATTLE FOR TENOCHTITLAN 33 Remember the bold hearts 34 A great harvest of captives 35 Such mad dogs VIII AFTERMATH 36 The general exodus 37 The songs and voices scarcely ceased 38 The clause in Adam's will which excludes France 39 An absolute monarch EPILOGUE GLOSSARY APPENDICES I The population of old Mexico II A summary of Montezuma's tribute III Mexican calendars IV Spanish money c. 1520 V Cortés' ladies GENEALOGIES I The emperors of Mexico II The Spanish and imperial royal families III Cortés and his relations IV The transformation of the Mexican royal family V Cortés' arrival in the nobility UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS 1 Cortés' father Martín Cortés in Medellín 2 Cortés' grandfather Diego Alfon Altamirano 3 Cortés' journey to America, 1506 4 A letter from Cortés in Mexico, 6 July 1519 5 Montezuma's concession of power, 1520 6 New evidence about the death of Catalina 7 Cortés, art and loyalty 8 Diego Velázquez's punishments CHAPTER NOTES SOURCES INDEX
Copyright Date
1995
Lccn
93-030474
Intended Audience
Trade
Illustrated
Yes

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I found the book a great read-- full of characters and information about what happened in Mexico at the time of the landing and beyond. I would recommend this book.
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by pkmn0406Mar 02, 2011
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I'm still reading it, but I like it so far, it has plenty of information, very detailed, the author tells you exactly where he is getting the information, includes maps... If you're trying to learn about old Mexico and the conquest, this is a great choice, I recommend it very much
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