Excerpt from Beyond the Mexican Sierras These are Prescott's words of introduction to that fascinating classic, The Conquest of Mexico. In accurate as he may have been in his estimate Of the extent and magnificence Of the Aztec Empire, Pres cott made no exaggeration in his measure of the country itself. Indeed, I am tempted to enlarge his comparison, and assert that in all the two continents Of the Western Hemisphere there is no area Of equal extent that can approach Mexico in wealth of natural resources, variety Of ...
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Excerpt from Beyond the Mexican Sierras These are Prescott's words of introduction to that fascinating classic, The Conquest of Mexico. In accurate as he may have been in his estimate Of the extent and magnificence Of the Aztec Empire, Pres cott made no exaggeration in his measure of the country itself. Indeed, I am tempted to enlarge his comparison, and assert that in all the two continents Of the Western Hemisphere there is no area Of equal extent that can approach Mexico in wealth of natural resources, variety Of climate, grandeur Of scenery, prehistoric ruins, and romantic history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Chicago 1910 1st McClurg. Travel in Mexico. 8vo., 301pp., 75 photo illustrations, large foldout color map, index, hardcover. Good, some rubbing and soiling on cover; binding secure; text clean; no owner marks, no dj.
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VG- No Jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Book is bound in green cloth-covered boards with cream title on spine and front. Front has a cactus medalllion illustration. Book has a bumped lower front corner and weaken front hinge although the book itself is very tight; previous owner's names inside front cover. Book is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the first title page. 75 Illustrations from photographs by the author and includes a large color fold-out map ( map has a 5" tear). Mexico is described in glowing terms at the turn of the century. 301 pages with Index.