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the beloved Thor Hanson takes us on a journey that begins 125 million years ago

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and honestly frightening at times

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The Discovery And Conquest Of Mexico invisible the beloved Thor Hanson takesBernal D del Castillo(1495 1584) served under Cortthrough the entire Mexican campaign, and his narrative, one of only four extant firsthand accounts, is both an invaluable hirstorical document and a spectacular epic. He was with Cortwhen the latter sank the ships, thus committing the small band of conquistadors irrevocably to the Conquest; he was privy to the counsels of the leaders and was at hand when Montezuma was made a prisoner in his own palace.