First published at 11:27 UTC on October 1st, 2018.
Book Review of
"The Conquest of Peru"
by William H. Prescott
Book Review by
Bill Schaeffer
copyright (c) 2013
William A. Schaeffer
William H. Prescott
"History of the Conquest of Peru"
Partly Abridged and Revised
"The classic …
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Book Review of
"The Conquest of Peru"
by William H. Prescott
Book Review by
Bill Schaeffer
copyright (c) 2013
William A. Schaeffer
William H. Prescott
"History of the Conquest of Peru"
Partly Abridged and Revised
"The classic story of the Inca Empire and its subjugation by the Spaniards, with an introduction, new notes and a new summary of the civil wars and subsequent events by the distinguished archaeological historian Victor W. von Hagen"
Mentor, Ancient Civilization
Published by the New American Library
copyright (c) 1961 by Victor W. von Hagen
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p.307
"That night vigilant guard was kept in the camp, and the soldiers slept on their arms. But it passed away without annoyance from the enemy; and early on the following day, November 15, 1533, Pizarro prepared for his entrance into the Peruvian capital."
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