Cortés
Subtitle: conquering the powerful Aztec empire
By: Carl R. Green.
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781598450996
Subjects: Cortés, Hernán, -- 1485-1547 -- Juvenile literature; Montezuma -- II, -- Emperor of Mexico, -- ca. 1480-1520 -- Juvenile literature; Aztecs -- History -- Juvenile literature; Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540 -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Description: "Examines the life of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, including his first voyages to the New World, his conquering of the Aztec Empire, and his legacy in world history"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Explorer timeline; title: A conquistador comes of age; title: A new world calls; title: A battle of wills : Cortés vs. Montezuma; title: "Fortune always favors the bold"; title: The legacy of conquest; title: A dark and tangled legacy; title: Chapter notes; title: Glossary; title: Further reading; title: Internet addresses.