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Author:

Howard, Cecil.

Title:

Pizarro and the conquest of Peru, by the editors of Horizon magazine. author, Cecil Howard. Consultant: J.H. Parry.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

American Heritage Pub. Co.; Book trade and institutional distribution by Harper & Row

Copyright Date:

1968

Description:

153 p. illus. (part col.), maps, ports. 27 cm.

Subject:

Peru--History--Conquest, 1522-1548--Juvenile literature.
Pizarro, Francisco,--ca. 1475-1541--Juvenile literature.
Incas--Juvenile literature.
Peru--History--Conquest, 1522-1548.
Pizarro, Francisco,--ca. 1475-1541.
Incas.

Other Titles:

Horizon (New York, N.Y.)

Notes:

Bibliography: p. 149.

Contents:

Foreword -- In search of El Dorado -- Realm of the Incas -- Design for conquest -- Fall of an empire -- Revolt of the Incas -- Conquerors fall out -- King takes all -- Acknowledgments -- Further reading -- Index.

Summary:

Describes the conquest of Peru by Francisco Pizarro and the subsequent effects of Spanish rule upon the existing Indian culture.

Series:

Horizon caravel book

LCCN:

68009417

Locations:

WUPB305 -- Arnolds Park Public Library (Arnolds Park)

JLPF081 -- Ericson Public Library (Boone)

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DJPD353 -- Hampton Public Library (Hampton)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

PHAX277 -- Graceland University - Frederick Madison Smith Library (Lamoni)

HHPC765 -- Laurens Public Library (Laurens)

DAPG173 -- Mason City Public Library (Mason City)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

30SX663 -- Osage High School (Osage)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)