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The Incas and the Spanish conquest The Incas and the Spanish conquest Wyatt Blassingame Describes the Inca civilization in Peru and how it was destroyed by the Spanish conquest. OL1398144W
Pizarro and the conquest of Peru Pizarro and the conquest of Peru Cecil Howard Describes the conquest of Peru by Francisco Pizarro and the subsequent effects of Spanish rule upon the existing Indian culture. OL146256W
Pizarro and the conquest of the Incan empire in world history Pizarro and the conquest of the Incan empire in world history Richard Worth Traces the history of the Spanish conquest of the Incas in Peru, showing how they explored and then took over native cultures, creating Spanish colonies in the New World. OL15042339W
Compendio Histórico del Perú Compendio Histórico del Perú Teodoro Hampe Martínez,Peter T. Bradley Part 1 - A comprehensive survey of the history of Peru including themes such as the enterprise of Pizarro, Indian resistance and fall of the Inca empire, government, institutions, the church, exploit… OL15168160W
Tras las huellas de Rumiñahui-- Tras las huellas de Rumiñahui-- Tamara Estupiñán Viteri Tras las huellas de Rumiñahui... es una obra importante que esclarece un personaje histórico clave, devela su progresiva mitificación y lo desmitifica en nombre de una cívica alternativa. En vista de… OL1636613W
The Ugly One The Ugly One Leanne Statland Ellis "At the height of the Incan empire, a girl called the Ugly One because of a disfiguring scar on her face, seeks to have the scar removed and instead finds a life path as a shaman" OL16671761W
The Incas The Incas Anne Millard An overview of the Inca empire, its culture, and its ultimate destruction. OL1804575W
The Incas The Incas Sarita Kendall Surveys the civilization, history, and culture of the Incas, including studies of their government, religion, family life, agriculture, and architecture. OL1810178W
Atahuallpa and the Incas Atahuallpa and the Incas Marion Morrison Describes the history and culture of the Inca Empire and the life of its last great ruler who was defeated by the Spanish conquerors. OL1823917W
The Inca The Inca World Book, Inc "A discussion of the early Inca, including who the people were, where they lived, the rise of civilization, social structure, religion, art and architecture, science and technology, daily life, and e… OL18559887W
The Incas The Incas Jane Shuter Presents an overview of the Incan culture, examining such topics as government, religion, recreation, domestic life, occupations, entertainment, food, shelter, and clothing. OL18746528W
The Inca trail The Inca trail Alexander Stewart 367 pages : 18 cm OL19719726W
The Incas The Incas Rees, Rosemary Explains the various elements of the Incas, including their history, daily life, religion, cooking and eating, trading and transportation, and more. OL1973080W
Angry Aztecs Angry Aztecs Terry Deary It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know: Why Aztecs like to eat scum? When the world is going to end? How to play a really violent ball game? Discover all the foul facts about the Angr… OL20918147W
Black River Black River Tom Harper When Kel MacDonald joins an expedition looking for a legendary lost city in the Peruvian Amazon, he's expecting the adventure of a lifetime. But things are not what they seem. Paramilitaries, drug ca… OL22062613W
In search of an Inca In search of an Inca Flores Galindo Alberto "In Search of the Inca examines how people in the Andean region have invoked the Incas to question and rethink colonialism and injustice, from the time of the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth centur… OL23255421W
Na hIncigh (Fuinneoga na staire) Na hIncigh (Fuinneoga na staire) Tim Wood Irish translation by Seán Ó Cadhain of Seeing Through History: The Incas OL2374590W
La fille du soleil La fille du soleil Andrée-Anne Gratton Dans le village de Chinchero, dans la cordillère des Andes, au Pérou, Solinda vit avec sa famille, au rythme tranquille des traditions héritées des Incas. Le tissage est son activité principale, mais… OL24276533W
El cóndor de la pluma dorada El cóndor de la pluma dorada Blanca Miosi La ciudad perdida de los incas se mantuvo en el misterio por más de quinientos años. De manera inexplicable ni los propios descendientes de los aguerridos incas supieron su existencia hasta entrado e… OL27310834W
Narrative of the Incas Narrative of the Incas Juan de Betanzos "A chronicle that has been judged the 'single most authentic document of its kind.' Based on testimonies from descendants of Inca kings, who in the 1540s-50s still remembered the oral history and tra… OL2968063W
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