Product details
ISBN
9780786430536
Published
2007-11-26
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Weight
295 gr
Height
229 mm
Width
152 mm
Thickness
11 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Author
Biographical note
After a long career in the banking industry, Peter O. Koch now runs a small online business. The author of several books, his research interests include American Indian cultures and the New World expeditions of the Spaniards. He lives in Bradenton, Florida.A study of the first encounters between Spanish explorers and the indigenous tribes of the Americas, this work focuses on the life and times of Francisco Pizarro and his quest to locate the legendary wealth of a region the Spaniards called Peru. Chapters devoted to Inca history provide an overview of the vast empire that the conquistadors forged.
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A study of the first encounters between Spanish explorers and the indigenous tribes of the Americas, this work focuses on the life and times of Francisco Pizarro and his quest to locate the legendary wealth of a region the Spaniards called Peru.
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Table of Contents
Preface
1. A Fire That Burns Deep
2. In Search of Birú
3. A Second Chance
4. A Test of Will
5. Inca Heritage
6. The Empire of the Sun
7. Return of the Prodigal Son
8. The Third Voyage
9. Civil War
10. Pizarro’s March to Cajamarca
11. The Capture of the Inca
12. The Ransom of an Empire
13. Laying Claim to Cuzco
14. The Revolt of the Incas
15. The Return of Almagro
16. The War of the Spaniards
17. The End of an Era
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Preface
1. A Fire That Burns Deep
2. In Search of Birú
3. A Second Chance
4. A Test of Will
5. Inca Heritage
6. The Empire of the Sun
7. Return of the Prodigal Son
8. The Third Voyage
9. Civil War
10. Pizarro’s March to Cajamarca
11. The Capture of the Inca
12. The Ransom of an Empire
13. Laying Claim to Cuzco
14. The Revolt of the Incas
15. The Return of Almagro
16. The War of the Spaniards
17. The End of an Era
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Product details
ISBN
9780786430536
Published
2007-11-26
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Weight
295 gr
Height
229 mm
Width
152 mm
Thickness
11 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Author