Hernando Cortes by Joachim Heinrich Campe
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About this eBook
| Author | Campe, Joachim Heinrich, 1746-1818 |
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| Translator | Upton, George P. (George Putnam), 1834-1919 |
| 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.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F1201: North America local history: Mexico |
| Subject | Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547 -- Juvenile literature |
| Subject | Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540 -- Juvenile literature |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 59732 |
| Release Date | Jun 11, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 76 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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