{"product_id":"history-of-hernando-cortez-john-s-c-abbott-9781503014633","title":"History of Hernando Cortez","description":"\u003cp\u003eA masterful retelling of the incredible story of the conquest of the Aztec Empire by a handful of Spaniard Conquistadors, assisted by their far more numerous Indian allies, under the leadership of Hernando Cortez.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarting with Cortez's family background, master storyteller John Abbott sketches the path of the young adventurer-sparing no details of the less pleasant aspects of his personality-to the time of his landing at Hispaniola (present-day Cuba) in the New World in 1518.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom there, the adventure really begins, when he is appointed captain of an expedition to the mainland, his continual clashes with the Spanish colonial authorities notwithstanding. His expedition, which set off against the direct orders of the authorities, landed on the coast of present-day Mexico, and, after skillfully-but often deceptively-allying himself with the local Indian tribes who had suffered grievously under the murderous and cannibalistic reign of terror instituted by the Aztecs, he then marched on the great city of Tenochtitlan, center of the Aztec Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes the telling of this story more valuable than most is the author's ability to continually posit the actions of Spaniards, Aztecs and local Indian tribes into the moral and practical conditions of the time-which, as the writer points out, are quite different to those of today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe astonishing tale includes accounts of the brutal behavior of the Conquistadors, the shocking bloodlust of the Aztecs, the cannibalism of Cortez's Indian allies, and the advanced technological level of Aztec society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final battle-and the resultant destruction of Tenochtitlan (and its conversion into present-day Mexico City) was not however the grand finale to Cortez's adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis triumphant return to Spain, his falling out with the queen of that nation, his return to the New World, and his death are all covered in this highly readable and satisfying biography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eChapter I: The Discovery of Mexico\u003cbr\u003eChapter II: Early Life of Cortez\u003cbr\u003eChapter III: The Voyage to Mexico\u003cbr\u003eChapter IV: Founding a Colony\u003cbr\u003eChapter V: The Tlascalans Subjugated\u003cbr\u003eChapter VI: The March to Mexico\u003cbr\u003eChapter VII: The Metropolis Invaded\u003cbr\u003eChapter VIII: Battle of the Dismal Night\u003cbr\u003eChapter IX: The Capital Besieged and Captured\u003cbr\u003eChapter X: The Conquest Consummated\u003cbr\u003eChapter XI: The Expedition to Honduras\u003cbr\u003eChapter XII: The Last Days of Cortez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John S. C. Abbott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1503014630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781503014633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"John S. C. Abbott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45980839117055,"sku":"9781503014633","price":14.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6916eee1-3837-4127-b429-34f64bf40d84.jpg?v=1722416895","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-of-hernando-cortez-john-s-c-abbott-9781503014633","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}