Conquistador Voices (vol I): The Spanish Conquest of the Americas as Recounted Largely by the Participants by Siepel, Kevin H.
Conquistador Voices (vol I): The Spanish Conquest of the Americas as Recounted Largely by the Participants by Siepel, Kevin H.

Conquistador Voices (vol I): The Spanish Conquest of the Americas as Recounted Largely by the Participants

"Exceptionally well written...very highly recommended."-Midwest Book Review You're not stuck in history class any more. But you've...
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Conquistador Voices (vol I): The Spanish Conquest of the Americas as Recounted Largely by the Participants by Siepel, Kevin H.

Conquistador Voices (vol I): The Spanish Conquest of the Americas as Recounted Largely by the Participants

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Conquistador Voices (vol I): The Spanish Conquest of the Americas as Recounted Largely by the Participants by Siepel, Kevin H.

Conquistador Voices (vol I): The Spanish Conquest of the Americas as Recounted Largely by the Participants

$49.80
Author: Kevin H. Siepel
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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"Exceptionally well written...very highly recommended."-Midwest Book Review

You're not stuck in history class any more. But you've discovered, as an adult, that you really like history.

The problem is you don't like wading through thick prose.

Something that might make it easier for you to read history is hearing some actual voices amid the prose, voices from the past, voices of people who were there. In Conquistador Voices, that is what you'll get. This two-volume set is about the so-called Spanish conquest of the Americas, a 500-year-old event the reverberations of which are still felt today. The structural bones of the story as told here consist of mostly eyewitness accounts-the "voices." These voices belonged to the men who came with Columbus, Cortés, Pizarro, Soto. In the Cortés chapters, beneath the din of horsemen clattering over rocky passes and the jangle of infantry on the move you will also hear the faint and confused cry of the people themselves. The voice of a people being conquered and displaced forever. Finally, you'll hear the voice of Cabeza de Vaca, a man whose will to survive knew no bounds. We're fortunate to possess the remarkable testimony of the men who carried out this hemispheric invasion, with all their prejudices, conceits, cruelties, occasional sensitivity, and remarkable resilience. It nudges us toward informed opinion. What you won't find between these covers is moralizing, or at least not much of it. Because the author thinks you're capable of moralizing for yourself. Order your copy today.




Author: Kevin H. Siepel
Publisher: Spruce Tree Press
Published: 10/12/2015
Pages: 340
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.71d
ISBN: 9780978646622


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/16/2015
Foreword 11/26/2015

About the Author
Siepel, Kevin H.: - Kevin H. Siepel writes on personal, historical, and environmental themes. His benchmark biography of Confederate cavalry officer John Mosby has been in print since 1983. He has been published frequently in the national, regional, and special-interest press. In April 2016 he was selected by Gente de Éxito magazine as its Person of the Month for his latest work, Conquistador Voices. In May 2016 the History News Network published an article by Mr. Siepel based on this title. Mr. Siepel speaks and teaches Spanish.

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