Aztecs and Spaniards: Cortes and the Conquest of Mexico

by Albert Marrin

Book Overview

Describes the history and culture of the Aztec Indians in the Valley of Mexico and discusses how the arrival of the conquistador Hernando Cortes brought about the fall of their mighty empire. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689311761
• ISBN13: 9780689311765
• Release Date: April 1986
• Publisher: Atheneum Books
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Entertaining and Informative

This book gives some fascinating information about the daily life of the Aztecs and their neighbors before the Spanish conquest. Marrin succeeds at writing in an unbiased manner, even when it comes to describing horrifying events such as Aztec ritual human sacrifice. The narrative moves along quickly and every sentence is interesting. I often felt I was reading a gripping novel instead of a history book. There are also quite a few photos, maps and drawings.