The World of the Aztecs

by William Hickling Prescott

Primer libro de la obra The History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a Preliminary View of Ancient Mexican Civilization, & the Life of the Conqueror, Hernando Cortés (1843)
For the first time, the very famous & exciting & classic text of William H. Prescott in a fully illustrated book. In this evocation of the Aztecs--by far the best-known people of the ancient Mexico--the author mentions the various pre-Aztec civilizations of the country.

Genres: History

156 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1843

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Deep Water]

È un testo molto interessante e ben scritto. Peccato sia però molto datato e quindi in certi ambiti non più corretto e in altri traviato da una mentalità fortemente colonialista. Se si trova usato penso valga la pena anche solo per le numerosissime foto che contiene.

[Mathilde Asuka]

An old book, not centered about what Europens think of Aztecs but too old to be still really nowadays, still a good read.