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LoC No.: 11025109
Title: Hernando Cortes
Series Title: Life Stories for Young People
Note: Reading ease score: 57.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by D A Alexander, Stephen Hutcheson, and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
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(This file was produced from images generously made
available by the Library of Congress)
Summary: "Hernando Cortes" by Joachim Heinrich Campe is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the tumultuous and often brutal history of Hernando Cortes and his conquest of the Aztec Empire, providing insights into the actions and motivations of key figures like Montezuma and Guatemozin. The narrative explores themes of courage, ambition, and the dark consequences of colonial greed. The opening of the book sets the stage for Cortes' extraordinary journey, detailing the initial explorations that brought the Spanish to Mexico and how their encounters with the indigenous people began. It introduces Cortes as a person of undeniable courage and ambition, yet marked by infamous savagery in his quest for gold and power. The text vividly describes early confrontations between the Spanish and the natives, highlighting the complex dynamics of cruelty and resistance. As Cortes plots his course toward the Mexican Empire, readers are left to ponder the implications of his actions and the fate of the indigenous peoples caught in the wake of conquest. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Campe, Joachim Heinrich, 1746-1818
Translator: Upton, George P. (George Putnam), 1834-1919
EBook No.: 59732
Published: Jun 11, 2019
Downloads: 70
Language: English
Subject: Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547 -- Juvenile literature
Subject: Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540 -- Juvenile literature
LoCC: North America local history: Mexico
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 11025109
Title: Hernando Cortes
Series Title: Life Stories for Young People
Note: Reading ease score: 57.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by D A Alexander, Stephen Hutcheson, and the
Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was produced from images generously made
available by the Library of Congress)
Summary: "Hernando Cortes" by Joachim Heinrich Campe is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the tumultuous and often brutal history of Hernando Cortes and his conquest of the Aztec Empire, providing insights into the actions and motivations of key figures like Montezuma and Guatemozin. The narrative explores themes of courage, ambition, and the dark consequences of colonial greed. The opening of the book sets the stage for Cortes' extraordinary journey, detailing the initial explorations that brought the Spanish to Mexico and how their encounters with the indigenous people began. It introduces Cortes as a person of undeniable courage and ambition, yet marked by infamous savagery in his quest for gold and power. The text vividly describes early confrontations between the Spanish and the natives, highlighting the complex dynamics of cruelty and resistance. As Cortes plots his course toward the Mexican Empire, readers are left to ponder the implications of his actions and the fate of the indigenous peoples caught in the wake of conquest. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Campe, Joachim Heinrich, 1746-1818
Translator: Upton, George P. (George Putnam), 1834-1919
EBook No.: 59732
Published: Jun 11, 2019
Downloads: 70
Language: English
Subject: Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547 -- Juvenile literature
Subject: Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540 -- Juvenile literature
LoCC: North America local history: Mexico
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.