Conquest of the Incas - Brossura

Hemming, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 033042730X ISBN 13: 9780330427302

Casa editrice: Pan Books, 2004

Riassunto

'A superb work of narrative history' Antonia Fraser On 25 September 1513, a force of weary Spanish explorers cut through the forests of Panama and were confronted with an ocean: the Mar del Sur, or the Pacific Ocean. Six years later the Spaniards had established the town of Panama as a base from which to explore and exploit this unknown sea. It was the threshold of a vast expansion. From the first small band of Spanish adventurers to enter the mighty Inca empire, to the execution of the last Inca forty years later, The Conquest of the Incas is a story of bloodshed, infamy, rebellion and extermination, told as convincingly as if it happened yesterday. 'It is a delight to praise a book of this quality which combines careful scholarship with sparkling narrative skill' Philip Magnus, Sunday Times 'A superbly vivid history' The Times

Su questo libro

Descrizione del libro:

A masterly and highly acclaimed account of one of the most exciting conquests known to history.

L'autore:

John Hemming was Director of the Royal Geographical Society in London from 1975 to 1996. and is the author of fourteen books. On publication, The Conquest of the Incas won the Robert Pitman Literary Prize and the Christopher Medal in New York.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Pan Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 033042730X
• ISBN 13: 9780330427302
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 624