Project Gutenberg 2007-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 78 Janvier, Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone) 1849 1913 Janvier, Thomas Allibone The Aztec Treasure-House Reading ease score: 60.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Geetu Melwani, Chuck Greif, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Aztec Treasure-House" by Thomas A. Janvier is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around an archaeologist and scholar who embarks on an adventurous quest in Mexico, seeking to uncover the secrets of a civilization long lost to history. With the help of a dedicated monk named Fray Antonio and a young Indian boy named Pablo, the protagonist seeks to locate a hidden treasure that holds the key to understanding Aztec heritage. At the start of the novel, we meet the narrator, who reflects on his scholarly pursuits before transitioning into an action-packed journey through Mexico. He arrives in Morelia, where he forms a partnership with Fray Antonio, who has a deep understanding of the local indigenous cultures. Together, they learn of a hidden city named Culhuacan, filled with untold treasures and guarded by a legacy of ancestral secrets. The detailed opening chapters not only introduce the key characters and their motivations but also set the stage for a thrilling exploration of a civilization that defied the forces of colonization. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Historical fiction Aztecs -- Fiction Indians of Mexico -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 733161 733185 2024-10-09T11:15:38.731567 2023-09-10T03:33:21.268869 text/html text/html 736243 2021-01-02T16:54:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1161980 2021-01-02T16:54:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1228189 2024-10-09T11:15:49.341501 application/epub+zip 1237523 2024-10-09T11:15:42.310585 application/epub+zip 347917 2024-10-09T11:15:40.836558 application/epub+zip 1502548 2024-10-09T11:15:55.418500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1461076 2024-10-09T11:15:48.359547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 548340 2022-09-10T08:21:20.326386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713193 712952 2024-10-09T11:15:37.699563 2023-09-10T03:33:20.551882 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 712914 2021-01-02T16:54:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 269131 2021-01-02T16:54:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 712944 2021-01-02T16:54:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 269039 2021-01-02T16:54:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22292 2024-10-09T11:15:55.557465 application/rdf+xml 14097 2024-10-09T11:15:41.408551 image/jpeg 3875 2024-10-09T11:15:41.133537 image/jpeg 1233592 2024-10-09T11:15:38.843618 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia