PRESCOTT, William H.

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History of the Conquest of Mexico, with a preliminary view of the ancient Mexican civilization, and the life of the conqueror, Hernando Cortés. A new and revised edition of Prescott's 1843 classic on Mexican history. Seen by the author as "an epic in prose", this book combines "carefully researched historical narrative with the color, drama, and characters of romance and epic" (ANB). This copy was presented to W. T. Waterhouse by Southport-based jam-maker and philanthropist Sir William Pickles Hartley.

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