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Conquistadors Of The Sky
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Author : Dan Hagedorn
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2008
Conquistadors Of The Sky written by Dan Hagedorn and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
"Alberto Santos-Dumont was the first of many intrepid citizens of Latin America to make historic flights. Many other "firsts" were chalked up by Latin American aviators but were little noted by the international press at the time. In fact, aviation in Latin America progressed at a pace even more rapid than in other, more developed areas of the world." "Since the 1960s, there have been many developments in commercial aviation, the manufacture of airplanes, and their use in Latin America. This history brings to light the many innovations and inventions in the region that have impacted global politics, commerce, and communication."--BOOK JACKET.
Crimson Sky
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Author : Gretchen Craig
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-06-21
Crimson Sky written by Gretchen Craig and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-21 with categories.
With meticulous attention to historical detail, Crimson Sky brings to life the clash of two great civilizations. In 1598 when the Spanish come into the land, the Puebloans fight for their faith and their culture, and in the end, for their lives. Zia's world has been shattered by her husband's loss, by murderous marauders, and by drought. To save her child from starvation, she accepts the protection of a Spanish conquistador, but is the love and security he provides worth abandoning the sacred gods and even her identity as a woman of the pueblo? Diego Ortiz yearns for a home and a family in this strange new land. When he meets a beautiful woman of the pueblos, he offers her not only protection for her child and herself, but also his everlasting love. Ashka, left for dead after an ambush in the forest, challenges death itself to achieve his two heart's desires, returning to Zia, and exacting revenge against his greatest enemy, the Spaniard Diego Ortiz.
Conquistadors
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Author : John Pemberton
language : en
Publisher: Canary Press eBooks
Release Date : 2011
Conquistadors written by John Pemberton and has been published by Canary Press eBooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
In the sixteenth century the King of Spain issued his soldiers with a three-pronged mission: to find gold, spread the word of Christianity and claim new territories for Spain. The Conquistadors, as they became known, set off into the world to do just that, and nothing was to stand in their way. Some say that the discovery of the New World is the greatest event in history. Others, that it amounted to the bloodiest massacre of all time. Conquistadors follows the Spanish explorers as they unleash their terrifying religious wrath upon the Inca and Aztec empires and explains how the conquest of the New World transformed the Old World forever. Contents The World of the Conquistadors The People of the New World, Warfare: Steel versus Stone,The Conquests of Hernán Cortés, Francisco Pizarro's Expeditions to Peru, Pizarro and the Incas, El Dorado: The Golden Man, The Real Life Don Quixote, Going Native, The Unconquerable Maya, New World Meets Old
Crimson Sky
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Author : Gretchen Craig
language : en
Publisher: Root & Branches
Release Date : 2012-12-01
Crimson Sky written by Gretchen Craig and has been published by Root & Branches this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-01 with Fiction categories.
What they are saying about Gretchen Craig: A powerful saga ... Craig's sweeping debut brings you straight into her characters' lives, and her vivid descriptions and historical details allow you to see, hear, smell and fully experience the story of two remarkable women. --Romantic Times on Always and Forever ... reminiscent of the great epic novels of early writers such as Mitchell and Steinbeck. - Fresh Fiction on Always and Forever Craig ... excels at describing the complex social climate of antebellum Louisiana. -- The Historical Novels Review on Ever My Love Crimson Sky takes place in the American Southwest. The invaders have returned. For centuries, the native pueblo people have lived along the river the Spaniards call Rio Grande. Fighting drought, harsh winters, and raiders from other native tribes, they have struggled to survive. Now the Spaniards have come-- with their horses, their fearsome weapons, and wagon loads of settlers. Life will never be the same. Zia's world has been shattered by her husband's loss, by murderous marauders, and by drought. To save her child from starvation, she accepts the protection of a Spanish conquistador, but is the security he provides worth abandoning her religion, her culture, and her very identity? Diego Ortiz has yearned for a home and a family in this strange new land. When he meets a beautiful woman of the pueblos, he offers her not only protection for her child and herself, but also his everlasting love. TapanAshka, left for dead after an ambush in the forest, challenges death itself to achieve his two heart's desires, returning to Zia, and exacting revenge against his greatest enemy, the Spaniard Diego Ortiz. With meticulous attention to historical detail, Crimson Sky documents the clash of two great civilizations. In 1598 when the Spanish come into the land, the puebloans fight for their faith, their culture, and their very lives.
The Rarified Air Of The Modern
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Author : Willie Hiatt
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-05
The Rarified Air Of The Modern written by Willie Hiatt and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-05 with History categories.
From the moment news reached Peru in 1910 that Jorge Chávez Dartnell, a pilot of Peruvian parentage, had become the first man to fly across the Alps, aviation fired the imagination of the masses in his home country. His and other Peruvian pilots' achievements generated great optimism that this technology could lift Peru out of its self-perceived backwardness and transform it into a modern nation. Though poor infrastructure, economic woes, a dearth of technical expertise, and frequent pilot deaths slowed Peru's domestic aviation project, diverse groups saw in airplanes their own visions for Peruvian renewal. In this book, Willie Hiatt shows how politicians, businessmen, and military officials promoted the project as critical to the nation. At the same time, indigenous communities and provincial residents willingly gave up land for airfields, raised money to purchase aircraft for the military, named airplanes after sponsoring civic groups, towns, and regions, and breached police cordons at flying exhibitions to get close-up looks at planes and pilots. By 1928, three commercial lines were transporting passengers and goods from far-flung regions of the Amazon, highlands, and coast to Lima and beyond. Tracing the development of Peruvian aviation from heroic individual feats to essential infrastructure, The Rarified Air of the Modern shows how Peruvians mobilized airplanes to reflect their technological progress, their modern identity, and their nation's intertwining with the history of the West.
Conquistadors
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Author : Jim Ollhoff
language : en
Publisher: ABDO
Release Date : 2011-08-15
Conquistadors written by Jim Ollhoff and has been published by ABDO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-15 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Hispanic American History follows the timeline of this proud and ethnically diverse culture. This title discusses conflicts arising from the throwing off of Spanish colonial rule and the loss of land to the United States. Major conflicts such as the Spanish-American War and the Mexican-American War are introduced. The book also includes key figures such as Simon Bolivar, Miguel Hidalgo, Vicente Guerrero, Santa Anna, and David Glasgow Farragut. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Of Aztecs And Conquistadors
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Author : Juan Pablo Jalisco
language : en
Publisher: Next Chapter
Release Date : 2022-01-11
Of Aztecs And Conquistadors written by Juan Pablo Jalisco and has been published by Next Chapter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-11 with Poetry categories.
'Of Aztecs and Conquistadors' is the definitive collection of Juan Pablo Jalisco's poetry. The selection featured within these pages will carry the reader on a journey not only through the vast beauty of the land that is Mexico, but also serves as a journey through the ages that have helped to shape this at times wild and rugged, but always romantic and awesomely beautiful country and its people.
Mexican Icarus
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Author : Peter B. Soland
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Release Date : 2023-05-30
Mexican Icarus written by Peter B. Soland and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-30 with History categories.
The development of aviation in Mexico reflected more than a pragmatic response to the material challenges brought on by the 1910 Revolution. It was also an effective symbol for promoting the aspirations of the new elite who attained prominence during the war and who fixated on technology as a measure of national progress. The politicians, industrialists, and cultural influencers in the media who made up this group molded the aviator into an avatar of modern citizenship. The figure of the pilot as a model citizen proved an adept vessel for disseminating the values championed by the official party of the Revolution and validating the technological determinism that underpinned its philosophy of development. At the same time, the archetype of the aviator camouflaged problematic aspects of the government’s unification and development plans that displaced and exploited poor and Indigenous communities.
The Conquistadors
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Author : Jean Descola
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-03-08
The Conquistadors written by Jean Descola and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-08 with History categories.
The Conquistadors (1954) examines the discovery of the New World of South America and the spread from the Caribbean islands of adventurers in search of gold. Through sword and fire and torture they found gold, and in the process destroyed the great civilisations of Mexico and Peru.
We Walked The Sky
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Author : Lisa Fiedler
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2019-07-02
We Walked The Sky written by Lisa Fiedler and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-02 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
A stunning, multigenerational story about two teenagers: Victoria, who joins the circus in 1965, and her granddaughter, Callie, who leaves the circus fifty years later. Perfect for fans of This is Us. In 1965 seventeen-year-old Victoria, having just escaped an unstable home, flees to the ultimate place for dreamers and runaways--the circus. Specifically, the VanDrexel Family Circus where, among the lion tamers, roustabouts, and trapeze artists, Victoria hopes to start a better life. Fifty years later, Victoria's sixteen-year-old granddaughter Callie is thriving. A gifted and focused tightrope walker with dreams of being a VanDrexel high wire legend just like her grandmother, Callie can't imagine herself anywhere but the circus. But when Callie's mother accepts her dream job at an animal sanctuary in Florida just months after Victoria's death, Callie is forced to leave her lifelong home behind. Feeling unmoored and out of her element, Callie pores over memorabilia from her family's days on the road, including a box that belonged to Victoria when she was Callie's age. In the box, Callie finds notes that Victoria wrote to herself with tips and tricks for navigating her new world. Inspired by this piece of her grandmother's life, Callie decides to use Victoria's circus prowess to navigate the uncharted waters of public high school. Across generations, Victoria and Callie embrace the challenges of starting over, letting go, and finding new families in unexpected places.