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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Queen of the Amazons Queen of the Amazons Judith Tarr An heir is born into a tribe ruled by women but she has no soul. This is the story of the seer who becomes her guardian and of the journey that takes her from her land into the army of Alexander. Thr… OL14923622W
Hernando Cortés Hernando Cortés R. Conrad Stein A biography of Mexico's conqueror. OL15036396W
Cuiloni! Cuiloni! José Luis Basulto Ortega It is about a possible homosexuality relation between two warriors, Moctezuma and Hernan Cortez. OL15542267W
The Spanish conquests in the New World The Spanish conquests in the New World Peter Chrisp A history of Spanish exploration and conquests in America, with an emphasis on Cortes and Pizarro. OL17861799W
Conquerors & Explorers Conquerors & Explorers Jim Pipe A look at the lives of some of the world's famous adventurers, rogues and heroes. Lively text will capture the readers' imagination, ideal for reluctant readers. Ages 9-12. OL20294971W
Mist's Edge Mist's Edge T.A. White 322 pages ; 23 cm OL20899981W
Conquistadors Conquistadors Valerie Bodden "A simple introduction to the Spanish warriors known as conquistadors, including their history, lifestyle, weapons, and how they remain a part of today's culture through language and traditions"--Pro… OL21178171W
Genghis Khan and the Mongol horde Genghis Khan and the Mongol horde Harold Lamb Traces the life of the chief of the small Mongol tribe who established a vast empire from Peking to the Black Sea in the twelfth century. OL2848652W
Tamerlane Tamerlane Dennis Wepman Traces the life of the Mongol leader who carved out a vast but short-lived empire in Asia. OL2951846W
Cartas de relación Cartas de relación Hernán Cortés xlvii,388p. ; 20 cm OL3069686W
El Soldado de la conquista El Soldado de la conquista Francisco Castrillo Mazeres "Profile of conquest soldiers in terms of origins, values, psychology and cualidades negativas. Includes some quantitative analysis but lacks footnotes"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. OL3183743W
Voice of the vanquished Voice of the vanquished Helen Heightsman Gordon In pre-Columbian Mexico, a young girl is sold into slavery by a wicked stepfather. As a slave, she learns Mayan in addition to her native tongue Nahuatl. She is one of 20 slaves given to Hernan Cor… OL3545768W
Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés Thomas Streissguth An introduction to the life of sixteenth-century Spanish explorer Hernando Cortés, who conquered the Aztec Empire of Mexico. OL441681W
After Tamerlane After Tamerlane John Darwin Tamerlane was the last of the "world conquerors". His armies marauded from the shores of the Mediterranean to the frontier of China. Nomad horsemen from the steppes had been the terror of Europe and … OL4473026W
Genghis Khan Genghis Khan Judy Humphrey Traces the life of the chief of a small Mongol tribe who established a vast empire from Peking to the Black Sea in the twelfth century. OL4960048W
Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés Kristin Petrie An introduction to the life of Hernando Cortés, the Spanish explorer who discovered Baja California and explored the Pacific coast of Mexico, but who is best remembered for conquering the Aztec Empi… OL5825982W
Alexandre et Alestria Alexandre et Alestria Shan Sa Alexandre the great, king of Macedonia, and Alestria, queen of the Amazons, meet at the height of their power. OL6033451W