Автор: Ober Frederick A. Название: The Revenge of Quetzalcoatl: Hernando Cortйs and the Invasion of Mexico ISBN: 0368886360 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780368886362 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 12960.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Aztec legends warned of the fearsome return of a white, bearded god from across the seas who would destroy their civilization. This prediction came true with the arrival on American shores of Hernando Cort s. Leading a small band of ruthless, determined Spaniards, Cort s and hundreds of thousands of Indian allies marched into the Aztec capital city Tenochtitlan, and, after incredible adventures, finally laid waste to that metropolis and rebuilt it into modern-day Mexico City. This is the full, incredible-but-true story of how a few hundred Europeans overturned history. Important revelations in this book include: - That smallpox was brought to the Americas not by Europeans, but a Negro in Spanish service; and - That despite propaganda about "guns and steel," the Spaniards would not have succeeded in overthrowing the Aztec Empire had the surrounding Indian tribes, long victims of their cruel neighbors, not provided hundreds of thousands of warriors in the final sacking of Tenochtitlan. This is one of the most astonishing stories ever told from the era of European expansion into the New World. Cover image: Detail of the statue of Cort s at his birth town of Medellin, Spain. CONTENTS I. In Spain and Hispaniola (1485-1511) II. With Velasquez in Cuba (1511-1518) III. Cort s Sets Out for Mexico (1519) IV. The Great Battle of Tabasco (1519) V. In the Plumed Serpent's Land (1519) VI. An Alliance with the Totonacs (1519) VII. Cort s Destroys His Fleet (1519) VIII. Encounters with the Tlascalans (1519) IX. A Massacre in the Holy City (1519) X. In the City of Mexico (1519) XI. At Montezuma's Court (1519) XII. Montezuma a Prisoner (1519-1520) XIII. An Invasion by Narvaez (1520) XIV. The Spaniards Meet with Disaster (1520) XV. The Midnight Retreat from Mexico (1520) XVI. Siege of the Aztec Capital (1521) XVII. Montezuma's City Destroyed (1521) XVIII. The Colonization of Mexico (1521) XIX. A Perilous Expedition (1524-1526) XX. Last Voyages and Last Days Indexed, Illustrated.
Автор: Ober Frederick Albion Название: Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru ISBN: 1535090197 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781535090193 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 32070.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Ober Frederick A. Название: Conquistador: Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of the Inca Empire ISBN: 0368871606 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780368871603 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 21110.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: The gripping, shocking and almost unbelievable story of how a few hundred Spaniards subdued the millions of the Inca Empire. Under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro, Spanish soldiers numbering between as few as 80 and never more than 500, overcame vast Inca armies numbering in the hundreds of thousands through a combination of superior technology, better tactics and the less appealing methods of murder and outright deceit. This work details Pizarro's first two failed attempts to invade the Inca Empire; the daring capture of the Incan emperor Atahulpa at the Battle of Cajamarca; the "ransom of gold"; Atahualpa's brutal execution, and the seizure and subsequent dramatic battles around the of the Incan capital city of Cuzco. Pizarro and his fellow conquistador Diego Almagro fell out with one another, sparking off a war between two Spanish factions which ended in the defeat and execution of Almagro in 1541. The same year, Pizarro met his own violent end at the hands of Almargo's embittered son, and was laid to rest in the Cathedral of Lima, a city which Pizarro founded. Included in this fast-paced and easy-to-read story is an insight into how quickly the leading Conquistadors miscegenated into the native Indian population.
Автор: Ober Название: Contemporary Business Communication ISBN: 0618018654 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780618018659 Издательство: Houghton Miffin Co. Цена: 30740.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: This text has contind to make its mark through its hands-on how-to approach to learning the essential business communication topics. It continues its emphasis on technology and work-team communication with new features and examples.
