The Discovery and Conquest of Peru - Chronicles of the New World Encounter

"This volume contains a wealth of detail about the conquest of Peru, revealing both the insights of a keen mind and invaluable first-hand accounts of the events covered."--Roland Hamilton, San Jose State University

About the author

Pedro de Cieza de León (c. 1518–1555) was a soldier in Spain’s royal forces who recorded that country’s conquest of Peru. Alexandra Parma Cook, an independent scholar, and Noble David Cook, Professor of History at Florida International University, are co-authors of Good Faith and Truthful Ignorance: A Case of Transatlantic Bigamy, also published by Duke University Press.
Pedro de Cieza de León (c. 1518–1555) was a soldier in Spain’s royal forces who recorded that country’s conquest of Peru. Alexandra Parma Cook, an independent scholar, and Noble David Cook, Professor of History at Florida International University, are co-authors of Good Faith and Truthful Ignorance: A Case of Transatlantic Bigamy, also published by Duke University Press.

Product details

• Authors: Pedro De Cieza De Leon, Pedro de Cieza de Leon, Pedro de Cieza de Leun
• Assisted by: Alexandra Parma Cook (Translation), Noble David Cook (Translation)
• Publisher: GB Gardners Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.02.1999
• EAN: 9780822321460
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-2146-0
• No. of pages: 501
• Weight: 740 g
• Illustrations: w. ill.
• Series: Latin America in Translation; Chronicles of the New World En; Latin America in Translation; Chronicles of the New World En
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Südamerika, HISTORY / Native American, History - General History, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, HISTORY / Latin America / South America