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"Exceptionally well written...very highly recommended."-Midwest Book Review
Conquistador Voices will give you a modern, documentary-style look at the Spanish conquest of the Americas, from Columbus through Hernando de Soto.
You will be taken from windswept Andes peaks to the sweltering coasts of southern Mexico, from lush Caribbean islands to bleak Texas deserts and mosquito-ridden Florida swamps.
The story is told by the people who were there-witnesses and participants, conquerors and victims. These eyewitness accounts, most of which have been newly translated into today's English idiom, are tied together by an illuminating narrative.The Spanish conquest invites moral judgment, a response which the author has attempted to avoid, preferring to leave it to you, the reader.
About the author
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.
