The Last Days of the Incas - Brossura

MacQuarrie, Kim

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ISBN 10: 0743260503 ISBN 13: 9780743260503

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, 2008

Riassunto

Documents the epic conquest of the Inca Empire as well as the decades-long insurgency waged by the Incas against the Conquistadors, in a narrative history that is partially drawn from the storytelling traditions of the Peruvian Amazon Yora people. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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"This is a wonderful book about one of the most epic struggles of history, a conquest that transformed a continent." (-- Wade Davis, Anthropologist and Explorer-in-Residence National Geographic Society, and author of One River)

"A colorful, superbly crafted historical narrative that masterfully demonstrates that when cultures collide, unforeseen and tragic consequences follow....also a memorable adventure story, revealing the modern Indiana Jones-type characters that unearthed, and continue to discover, lost parts of the Inca Empire. Last Days of the Incas is historical writing at its best." (Broughton Coburn, author of Everest: Mountain Without Mercy)

"The Last Days of the Incas surprises, delivers history, and reads like a great yarn. I've read yards of books on the Incas, but this one took me out of the classroom and into that long-lost world." (Keith Bellows, Editor in Chief, National Geographic Traveler)

"The story of the European conquest of the fascinating and fabulously rich empire of the Incas is one of history's most engaging and tragic episodes...Thanks to The Last Days of the Incas, Kim MacQuarrie's superbly written new treatment of the subject, it is now accessible to the much broader audience it deserves." (Vincent Lee, author of Forgotten Vilcabamba)

"In this thrilling informative work...MacQuarrie also manages to spin the oft-told story of the discovery of Machu Picchu into narrative gold." (Entertainment Weekly)

"Thoroughly and entertainingly recounted...MacQuarrie excels." (Jonathan Keats Forbes)

L'autore:

Kim MacQuarrie is a four-time Emmy Award–winning filmmaker and award-winning author who has lived and worked all over the world. Educated in the US and France, he lived for five years in Peru and spent some of that time living with a recently contacted tribe in the Amazon jungle, only 100 miles from Machu Picchu. He is the author of Life and Death in the Andes and The Last Days of the Incas, as well as three illustrated books about Peru. He currently divides his time between the US, Peru, and Thailand. Visit him at KimMacQuarrie.com.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0743260503
• ISBN 13: 9780743260503
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 552