Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs

by Camilla Townsend

Book Overview

In November 1519, Hernando Cort s walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That story--and the story of what happened afterwards--has been told many times, but always following the narrative offered by the Spaniards. After all, we have been taught, it was the Europeans who held the pens. But the Native Americans were intrigued by the Roman alphabet and, unbeknownst to the newcomers,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197577660
• ISBN13: 9780197577660
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.2"