{"product_id":"conquistador-voices-vol-ii-the-spanish-conquest-of-the-americas-as-recounted-largely-by-the-participants-9780978646639","title":"Conquistador Voices (vol II): The Spanish Conquest of the Americas as Recounted Largely by the Participants","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Spanish Conquest: What Really Happened?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConquistador Voices\u003c\/em\u003e is for readers who might like to learn more about events related to the 15\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e-century \"discovery\" of the Americas by Europeans, events that were likely broad-brushed and sanitized in their schoolbooks. This two-volume set tells the stories of five important Spanish explorers or military leaders-Columbus and Cort s in vol I, and Pizarro, Soto, and Cabeza de Vaca in vol II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two volumes are not only informative but easy to read, because they don't offer the usual dry historical descriptions of past events, but are instead built around the lively accounts of the participants themselves, eyewitness accounts that are held together by a narrative calculated to deliver an appealing and readable story. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConquistador Voices\u003c\/em\u003e neither glorifies these controversial men nor censures their actions, preferring to leave such moralizing to the reader. What it strives to do is to deepen the reader's knowledge of actors and events whose influence is still being felt today, and to do so in an engaging and entertaining fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9887589\"\u003eKevin H. Siepel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spruce Tree Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780978646639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0978646630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS038000\"\u003eAmericas (North Central South West Indies)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS033000\"\u003eLatin America | South America\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036120\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | South (AL,AR,FL,GA,KY,LA,MS,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spruce Tree Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42669523271917,"sku":"9780978646639","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_00c83c03-c7b1-429a-8cd9-f54fe789c416.jpg?v=1649477365","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/conquistador-voices-vol-ii-the-spanish-conquest-of-the-americas-as-recounted-largely-by-the-participants-9780978646639","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}