L. McIntyre - The Incredible Incas and Their Timeless Land

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Conditie: Zo goed als nieuw

Type: Non-fictie

Beschrijving

Threatened with destruction by fierce invaders from the west, a young Inca prince rallied his soldiers carrying slingstones and maces for a desperate attack. Charging into the midst of the foe, he captured their sacres idol and spearheaded a rout of the enemy.
This victory, which occured high in the Andes of South America about 1438, spurred the small Inca nation to a century of conquest. Under the leadership of that young prince - who became the mighty emperor Pachacuti - and his son and grandson, the Incas forged an incredible empire. At its greatest extent, it strectched 2,500 miles along the western flank of the continent.
Thoughout this land of snow-clad mountains, arid coasts, tangled j ungles, end deserts of sand and salt, the Incas conquered the peoples of almost 100 nations. They appropriated riches, assimilated cultures, and demanded tribute in labor to built monumental works of architecture and engineering.
But even as the Inca Empire expanded, Spanish conquistadors seeking gold and new lands to conquer were encroaching into Mexico and Central America. Indians in Panama told the Spaniards of rich lands to the south. These tales impassioned Francisco Pizarro, and in 1532, with less than 200 followers, he led an invasion into an empire of six million or more people. Through daring, circumstance, and luck, Pizarro and his men wrenched from the Incas their land, their subjects, and treasure of more than 20 tons of gold and silver.
Author-potographer Loren McIntyre presents this grand drama, from the legendary creation of the Inca dynasty by the Sun to the aston isching events that toppled Pachacuti's great-grandson. Nearly 150 photographs portray the land and the legacy of the Incas. A score of paintings by Louis S. Glanzman evoke the glory, and the tragedy, of the Inca Empire.

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