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William Hickling Prescott

Born

in Salem, Massachusetts, The United States

May 04, 1796

Died

January 28, 1859

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United States historian. Born to a prosperous family, Prescott graduated from Harvard University in 1814 but was prevented by poor health and eyesight from a career in law or business. His friends, including Washington Irving, led him to his life's work: recounting the history of 16th-century Spain and its colonies. He is best known for his History of the Conquest of Mexico (1843) and History of the Conquest of Peru (1847), for which he made rigorous use of original sources, and which earned him a reputation as the first scientific U.S. historian. ...more

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	History of the Conquest of Mexico 4.18 avg rating — 806 ratings — published 1843 — 564 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History Of The Conquest Of Peru really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 426 ratings — published 1847 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of the Conquest of Mexico/History of the Conquest of Peru 4.06 avg rating — 93 ratings — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, the Catholic - Volume I 3.74 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1837 — 232 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 2 3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1838 — 207 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic (Vol. 1-3) (Annotated): Enriched Edition. Complete Edition 3.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1998 — 264 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World of Incas liked it 3.00 avg rating — 14 ratings — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic — Volume 3 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2006 — 175 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World of the Aztecs 3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1843 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“a government, which does not rest on the sympathies of its subjects, cannot long abide; that human institutions, when not connected with human prosperity and progress, must fall, if not before the increasing light of civilisation, by the hand of violence; by violence from within, if not from without. And who shall lament their fall?”
― William H. Prescott, History of the Conquest of Mexico

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“The life of the Spanish discoverers was one long day-dream. Illusion after illusion chased one another like the bubbles which the child throws off from his pipe, as bright, as beautiful, and as empty. They lived in a world of enchantment.”
― William H. Prescott, History of the Conquest of Mexico

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“But, to judge the action fairly, we must transport ourselves to the age when it happened.”
― William H. Prescott, History of the Conquest of Mexico

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