Aguirre : the re-creation of a sixteenth-century journey across South America / Stephen Minta.
Aguirre : the re-creation of a sixteenth-century journey across South America / Stephen Minta.
Aguirre : the re-creation of a sixteenth-century journey across South America / Stephen Minta.
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Publisher
New York : H. Holt, 1994.
Date
1994.
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N980.013092/A284.1/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
244 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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Publisher
New York : H. Holt, 1994.
Edition
1st American ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1994.
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Summary
In 1560 Lope de Aguirre, an obscure Basque of no great estate, joined the largest expedition ever mounted in Spanish Peru. Its goal was the mythical El Dorado, and before it came to an end, it would cross a continent, pushing well into terra incognita and leaving behind a trail of mutiny and blood.
Contemporaneous history is unreliable in the best of times and no more so than with the chronicles of Aguirre's day. Thus he has remained shrouded in mystery. Now, knowledgeably sifting this original source material and measuring it against his own powerful imagination, Stephen Minta arrives at speculative history that rings with truth and narrativ...
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Aguirre : the re-creation of a sixteenth-century journey across South America / Stephen Minta.
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General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-234) and index.
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N980.013092/A284.1/1
Record Identifier
74VKJwKaq0Wd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJwKaq0Wd
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ISBN
0805031030 (alk. paper) :
9780805031034 (alk. paper) :
DDC
980.013092
MMS ID
991022047339702626
