14%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Hernan Cortes (Great Explorers (Chelsea House))
Heather Lehr Wagner
€ 38.99
€ 33.59
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Hernan Cortes (Great Explorers (Chelsea House))
Tells the story of an ambitious man who was heralded as a heroic conqueror, a ruthless explorer who presented his king with a territory nine times larger than Spain itself, and a skilled military commander whose actions forever altered the land that we know today as Mexico. Series: Great Explorers. Num Pages: 120 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs & maps, sidebars, chronology & timeline, bibliogr. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 386.
On February 10, 1519, Hernan Cortes set sail for the Yucatan, seeking gold and a new world to conquer. Within nine months, he had reached the capital of the Aztec kingdom and taken its ruler, Montezuma, prisoner. The arrival of Cortes, though, marked a clash of civilizations that would forever alter the region and its people. The Aztecs possessed a populous kingdom filled with riches, art, and architecture, but the explorer's arrival destroyed that kingdom and its population through fighting and disease. ""Hernan Cortes"" is the story of an ambitious man who was heralded as a heroic conqueror, a ruthless ... Read more
On February 10, 1519, Hernan Cortes set sail for the Yucatan, seeking gold and a new world to conquer. Within nine months, he had reached the capital of the Aztec kingdom and taken its ruler, Montezuma, prisoner. The arrival of Cortes, though, marked a clash of civilizations that would forever alter the region and its people. The Aztecs possessed a populous kingdom filled with riches, art, and architecture, but the explorer's arrival destroyed that kingdom and its population through fighting and disease. ""Hernan Cortes"" is the story of an ambitious man who was heralded as a heroic conqueror, a ruthless ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Chelsea House Publications
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9781604134247
SKU
V9781604134247
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-3
About Heather Lehr Wagner
Heather Lehr Wagner is the author of more than 40 books that explore social and political issues for middle school and high school readers. She earned a B.A. in political science from Duke University and an M.A. in government from the College of William and Mary. Wagner lives in Pennsylvania.
Reviews for Hernan Cortes (Great Explorers (Chelsea House))