At the Point of the Sword

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book At the Point of the Sword by Herbert Hayens, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Herbert Hayens ISBN: 9781465529022
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Herbert Hayens
ISBN: 9781465529022
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
A BIRTHDAY EVE. In spite of my English name—Jack Crawford—and my English blood, I have never set foot on that famous little island in the North Sea, and now it is quite unlikely that I ever shall do so. I was born in Peru, on the outskirts of beautiful Lima, where, until the year 1819, on the very eve of my fourteenth birthday, the days of my childhood were passed. I expect you know that in ancient days Peru was called the "Land of the Sun," because the sun was worshipped by the natives. Their great city was Cuzco, built, it is said, in 1043 A.D., by Manco Capac, the first of the Incas, or Emperors of Peru. The natives believed Manco to be a child of the sun; but I have heard an old story that his father was a shipwrecked Englishman, who married the daughter of a Peruvian chief. I do not think this tale correct, but it is full of interest
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
A BIRTHDAY EVE. In spite of my English name—Jack Crawford—and my English blood, I have never set foot on that famous little island in the North Sea, and now it is quite unlikely that I ever shall do so. I was born in Peru, on the outskirts of beautiful Lima, where, until the year 1819, on the very eve of my fourteenth birthday, the days of my childhood were passed. I expect you know that in ancient days Peru was called the "Land of the Sun," because the sun was worshipped by the natives. Their great city was Cuzco, built, it is said, in 1043 A.D., by Manco Capac, the first of the Incas, or Emperors of Peru. The natives believed Manco to be a child of the sun; but I have heard an old story that his father was a shipwrecked Englishman, who married the daughter of a Peruvian chief. I do not think this tale correct, but it is full of interest

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book Lady Good-for-Nothing by Herbert Hayens
Cover of the book Ancient Egypt by Herbert Hayens
Cover of the book Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia (Complete) by Herbert Hayens
Cover of the book The Story of Our Submarines by Herbert Hayens
Cover of the book Aircraft and Submarines: The Story of the Invention, Development and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons by Herbert Hayens
Cover of the book A History of American Christianity by Herbert Hayens
Cover of the book The Invisible Foe: A Story Adapted from the Play by Walter Hackett by Herbert Hayens
Cover of the book First Love: A Novel (Complete) by Herbert Hayens
Cover of the book The Seafarers by Herbert Hayens
Cover of the book Anecdota Americana: Being, Explicitly, an Anthology of Tales in the Vernacular Elucidatory (Complete) by Herbert Hayens
Cover of the book L'Odyssée by Herbert Hayens
Cover of the book The False Gods by Herbert Hayens
Cover of the book Poems, Ballads and Parodies by Herbert Hayens
Cover of the book Billy Whiskers' Travels by Herbert Hayens
Cover of the book MacAria by Herbert Hayens
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy