Author: Sir Clements Robert Markham
Publisher:
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Category : Peru
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Author: Clements Robert Markham
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040288480
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 103

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Translated and Edited, with Notes and an Introduction. Documents of c. 1533. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1872.

Author: Clements Robert Markham
Publisher:
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Category : Peru
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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Author: Pedro de Cieza de Leon
Publisher: Duke University Press
ISBN: 0822382504
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 522

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Dazzled by the sight of the vast treasure of gold and silver being unloaded at Seville’s docks in 1537, a teenaged Pedro de Cieza de León vowed to join the Spanish effort in the New World, become an explorer, and write what would become the earliest historical account of the conquest of Peru. Available for the first time in English, this history of Peru is based largely on interviews with Cieza’s conquistador compatriates, as well as with Indian informants knowledgeable of the Incan past. Alexandra Parma Cook and Noble David Cook present this recently discovered third book of a four-part chronicle that provides the most thorough and definitive record of the birth of modern Andean America. It describes with unparalleled detail the exploration of the Pacific coast of South America led by Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro, the imprisonment and death of the Inca Atahualpa, the Indian resistance, and the ultimate Spanish domination. Students and scholars of Latin American history and conquest narratives will welcome the publication of this volume.

Author: Clements Robert Markham
Publisher:
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Category : Peru
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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Author: Francisco de Xeres
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Clements R. Markham
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 143

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Author: Andrés Ruzo
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501119478
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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In this exciting adventure mixed with amazing scientific study, a young, exuberant explorer and geoscientist journeys deep into the Amazon—where rivers boil and legends come to life. When Andrés Ruzo was just a small boy in Peru, his grandfather told him the story of a mysterious legend: There is a river, deep in the Amazon, which boils as if a fire burns below it. Twelve years later, Ruzo—now a geoscientist—hears his aunt mention that she herself had visited this strange river. Determined to discover if the boiling river is real, Ruzo sets out on a journey deep into the Amazon. What he finds astounds him: In this long, wide, and winding river, the waters run so hot that locals brew tea in them; small animals that fall in are instantly cooked. As he studies the river, Ruzo faces challenges more complex than he had ever imaged. The Boiling River follows this young explorer as he navigates a tangle of competing interests—local shamans, illegal cattle farmers and loggers, and oil companies. This true account reads like a modern-day adventure, complete with extraordinary characters, captivating plot twists, and jaw-dropping details—including stunning photographs and a never-before-published account about this incredible natural wonder. Ultimately, though, The Boiling River is about a man trying to understand the moral obligation that comes with scientific discovery —to protect a sacred site from misuse, neglect, and even from his own discovery.

Author: Clements R.. Markham
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Languages : en
Pages :

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Author: Clements Markham
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368156292
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 169

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.