Bibliograph

Searching for golden empires, epic cultural collisions in sixteenth-century America, William K. Hartmann

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Searching for golden empires, epic cultural collisions in sixteenth-century America, William K. Hartmann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Searching for golden empires

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

876351045

Responsibility statement

William K. Hartmann

Sub title

epic cultural collisions in sixteenth-century America

Summary

"In Searching for Golden Empires, William K. Hartmann tells a true-life adventure story that recounts the shared history of the United States and Mexico, unveiling episodes both tragic and uplifting. Hernan Cortez Montezuma, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, and Viceroy Antonio Mendoza are just some of the principal eyewitnesses in this vivid history of New World exploration"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue: Simple Tales and Lost Truths -- Cortes and the Gold of Mexico -- Cortes Expands the Frontier -- The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca and Friends -- The New Viceroy Ponders the North -- The Case of the "Lying Monk" -- Marcos Races Back to Mexico City -- Cortes and the Viceroy Compete for "Country Enough for Many Years of Conquest" -- To Cibola by Land and Sea -- Entering the Seven Cities of Cibola -- Meanwhile...On the Colorado River, in Spain, and in Mexico City -- Coronado Fights a War, Reaches Kansas, and Returns to Mexico -- Aftermath

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