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Title: The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico 1517-1521 by Bernal Diaz Del Castillo, A. P. Maudslay, Marshall Lee ISBN: 0-306-80697-5 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: April, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.64 (14 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: At least two sides to a story...
Comment: I started my Aztec interested by reading the historical fiction series by Gary Jennings, titled Aztec and Aztec Autumn. The first being a fairly good book. I then read Diaz's account of what happened and found that it not only improved the Gary Jennings books, but it also highlighted that there is more than one side to this story. The Aztec, the many factions of Aztecs, the surrounding cultures (Mayans etc...) who allied with the Spanish, and the Spanish (with their different political and religious ties). Drama, heriocs, cowardice, indifference... all the makings of an incredible story, and all subjectively true (I'm sure most of the events are factual, they are all just subjective). This book is history told through vivid, first hand narrative. Enjoy!
Rating: 5
Summary: HISTORY, ADVENTURE, THIS IS AN EPIC STORY!!
Comment: This is one of the best books I have ever read, Bernal Diaz provides in great depth the CONQUEST OF MEXICO and the fall of the Mexica(Aztecs). For anyone interested in Mexican History or the history of the Western Hemisphere in general, this is a must. The chapters are short and easy to read, as well as addicting, especially during the final siege of Mexico. This is a great book to read especially if you're from Zapotlanejo, Jalisco or from Norwalk, California. This book is a great stepping stone on the subject and one should also check out Letters from Mexico(letters from Cortes himself) and Broken Spears(the Aztec account of the Conquest). Orale!
Rating: 5
Summary: Spellbinding. Better than fiction.
Comment: Forget political correctness and historical revisionism; read this with an open mind. Bernal Diaz, one of Cortez's minions, was there and present historians weren't. No historical figure gets off easy in this book. The Spanish were warriors and met Aztec warriors. Truly one of the best-written books ever. Though it is in translation, the style translates well into English and is simply riveting. The best Hollywood screenwriters couldn't invent this adventure though I bet it's influenced many writers.
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Title: The Broken Spears : The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico by Miguel Leon-Portillo ISBN: 0807055018 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 04 May, 1992 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Letters from Mexico by Hernan Cortes, Anthony Pagden ISBN: 0300090943 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz, J. M. Cohen, Bernal Diaz Del Castillo ISBN: 0140441239 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: August, 1963 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: CONQUEST: CORTES, MONTEZUMA, AND THE FALL OF OLD MEXICO by Hugh Thomas ISBN: 0671511041 Publisher: Touchstone Books Pub. Date: 07 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Landscape Traveled by Coyote and Crane: The World of the Schitsu'Umsh Coeur D'Alene Indians (McLellan Book) by Rodney Frey, Schitsu'umsh, Ernie Stensgar ISBN: 0295981628 Publisher: University of Washington Press Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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