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

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

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"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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
ix, 372 pages
Contents
  • Prologue: Simple Tales and Lost Truths
  • The Beginning : Cortés and the Gold of Mexico
  • Cortés Expands the Frontier
  • Shipwrecked in Unknown Country : The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca and Friends
  • The New Viceroy Ponders the North
  • The Case of the "Lying Monk" : Marcos de Niza's Journey to the Seven Cities of Cíbola
  • Marcos Races Back to Mexico City
  • Cortés vs. the Viceroy : Discovering the Colorado River and "Country Enough for Many Years of Conquest"
  • To Cíbola by Land and Sea : The Coronado Entrada of 1540
  • Entering the Seven Cities of Cíbola
  • Meanwhile...(On the Colorado River, in Spain, and in Mexico City)
  • Coronado Fights a War, Reaches Kansas, and Returns to Mexico
  • Aftermath: Impacts on Culture and Understanding
Isbn
9780816530878
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Label
Searching for golden empires : epic cultural collisions in sixteenth-century America
Title
Searching for golden empires
Title remainder
epic cultural collisions in sixteenth-century America
Statement of responsibility
William K. Hartmann
Title variation
Epic cultural collisions in sixteenth-century America
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
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
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10385108
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Hartmann, William K
Dewey number
970.01
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government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • charts
  • photographs
Index
index present
LC call number
E123
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • Cibola, Seven Cities of
  • Spaniards
  • Indians of Mexico
  • Indians of North America
  • Indians
  • Culture conflict
  • America
  • Mexico
  • West (U.S.)
  • America
Target audience
adult
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epic cultural collisions in sixteenth-century America
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Searching for golden empires : epic cultural collisions in sixteenth-century America, William K. Hartmann
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Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Contents
Prologue: Simple Tales and Lost Truths -- The Beginning : Cortés and the Gold of Mexico -- Cortés Expands the Frontier -- Shipwrecked in Unknown Country : The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca and Friends -- The New Viceroy Ponders the North -- The Case of the "Lying Monk" : Marcos de Niza's Journey to the Seven Cities of Cíbola -- Marcos Races Back to Mexico City -- Cortés vs. the Viceroy : Discovering the Colorado River and "Country Enough for Many Years of Conquest" -- To Cíbola by Land and Sea : The Coronado Entrada of 1540 -- Entering the Seven Cities of Cíbola -- Meanwhile...(On the Colorado River, in Spain, and in Mexico City) -- Coronado Fights a War, Reaches Kansas, and Returns to Mexico -- Aftermath: Impacts on Culture and Understanding
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
ix, 372 pages
Isbn
9780816530878
Lccn
2014007782
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unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps, chart, photographs
Label
Searching for golden empires : epic cultural collisions in sixteenth-century America, William K. Hartmann
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
  • volume
  • sheet
Carrier category code
  • nc
  • nb
Carrier MARC source
  • rdacarrier
  • rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • cartographic image
Content type code
  • txt
  • cri
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: Simple Tales and Lost Truths -- The Beginning : Cortés and the Gold of Mexico -- Cortés Expands the Frontier -- Shipwrecked in Unknown Country : The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca and Friends -- The New Viceroy Ponders the North -- The Case of the "Lying Monk" : Marcos de Niza's Journey to the Seven Cities of Cíbola -- Marcos Races Back to Mexico City -- Cortés vs. the Viceroy : Discovering the Colorado River and "Country Enough for Many Years of Conquest" -- To Cíbola by Land and Sea : The Coronado Entrada of 1540 -- Entering the Seven Cities of Cíbola -- Meanwhile...(On the Colorado River, in Spain, and in Mexico City) -- Coronado Fights a War, Reaches Kansas, and Returns to Mexico -- Aftermath: Impacts on Culture and Understanding
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
ix, 372 pages
Isbn
9780816530878
Lccn
2014007782
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps, chart, photographs

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