William Prescott: 32 books

This volume contains three complete works by Hiram Bingham, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, and William Prescott. Bingham’s “Inca Land” provides fascinating insights into the ancient and more modern cultures of the Incas and Peru, all in the context of his discovery of Machu Picchu. Sarpiento...

6 works of William Hickling Prescott American historian and Hispanist (1796-1859) This ebook presents a collection of 6 works of William Hickling Prescott. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: - History of the Conquest...

The Aztec Empire was one of the most remarkable civilizations to have ever existed. In 1519, Hernándo Cortés landed on the Gulf Coast, and two years later the Aztec civilization was a shadow of its former self. The Spanish must have appeared invincible, with their Tlascalan allies,...

"It is a magnificent epic," said William H. Prescott after the publication of History of the Conquest of Mexico in 1843. Since then, his sweeping account of Cortés's subjugation of the Aztec people has endured as a landmark work of scholarship and dramatic storytelling. This pioneering study presents...

Revisit a world of conquest, exploration, and imperial adventure with this Modern Library eBook bundle that includes Edward Gibbon’s The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Francis Parkman’s Montcalm and Wolfe, William H. Prescott’s History of the Conquest of Mexico, and Theodore Roosevelt’s...

Reign Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic Volume I William H. Prescott, american historian (1796-1859) This ebook presents «Reign Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic Volume I», from William H. Prescott. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table...

History of the Reign of Philip the Second William H. Prescott, american historian (1796-1859) This ebook presents «History of the Reign of Philip the Second», from William H. Prescott. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of...

History of The Reign of Philip Volume III William H. Prescott, american historian (1796-1859) This ebook presents «History of The Reign of Philip Volume III», from William H. Prescott. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents -01-...

Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic Volume III William H. Prescott, american historian (1796-1859) This ebook presents «Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic Volume III», from William H. Prescott. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected....

Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic Volume II William H. Prescott, american historian (1796-1859) This ebook presents «Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic Volume II», from William H. Prescott. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected....

The story of the fall of the Inca civilisation in Peru is one of the most astonishing episodes ever to occur in history; and in the skilful hands of William H. Prescott, one of America's greatest historians, it takes on a new dimension. The narrative positively seethes with detail, drama, as the...

The story of the fall of the Mexica/Aztec civilisation in Mexico is one of the most astonishing episodes ever to occur in history; and in the skilful hands of William H. Prescott, one of America's greatest historians, it takes on a thrilling new dimension. Richly filled with detail, Prescott intricately...

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William Hickling Prescott was an American historian and Hispanist, who is widely recognized by historiographers to have been the first American scientific historian.