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Conquistador Voices: The Spanish Conquest of the Americas as Recounted Largely by the Participants, Volume II
- De: Kevin H Siepel
- Narrado por: Kevin H Siepel
- Duración: 14 h y 52 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 44
If you like to use your drive time for education by audiobook, consider this book for widening and deepening your view of an event you studied briefly in school - the Spanish conquest of the Americas. Conquistador Voices, which relies more heavily than most works of this kind on first-person accounts, neither glamorizes nor condemns the conquistadors. Somewhat in the manner of a modern film documentary, it treats the so-called conquest as an historical event that’s worth learning about for its own sake, with most of the moralizing left to the listener.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A tale better than fiction
- De Peter C. Saxman en 07-25-23
El diablo is in the details
Revisado: 08-27-19
An avid reader of history, I am fascinated by the details, day-to-day life, of people participating in world shaping events, the "inside story." Mr. Siepel's recounting of first hand descriptions of events by the Spanish, and even some by the indigenous people they conquered, brought this important phase of history to life for me. I especially appreciate that he has done much of the translating himself, minimizing added shading of facts. I listened to most of it while walking or driving, but found that being without access to maps was not a hindrance, given the author's timely use of author's notes.
I recommend this book unreservedly.
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