Displaying 1 of 1 1993 Format: Book Author: Marks, Richard Lee, author. Title: Cortés : the great adventurer and the fate of Aztec Mexico / Richard Lee Marks. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. ©1993 Description: xii, 347 pages : illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm Summary: A biography of Hernan Cortes, who in his conquest of Mexico, set the pattern for Spanish expansion in the New World. Subjects: Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547. Indians of Mexico -- History -- 16th century. Aztecs -- History -- 16th century. Conquerors -- Mexico -- Biography. Indians -- History -- 16th century -- Mexico. Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540. Genre: Biographies. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-338) and index. Contents: Predawn of conquest -- Dawn of conquest -- and the nearly fatal failure -- The distorting mirror of the black legend -- The regrettable triumph -- The distorting mirror of nationalism -- The vagaries of victory -- The kaleidoscope of modern Mexico -- The rewards of life. LCCN: 92037170 ISBN: 0679406093 9780679406099 Other Number: 26855777 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 26867 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: BIO Cortes Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
