The American Continent: Embracing Its Discovery and Conquest Operations of Cortez in Mexico, and Pizarro in Peru Manners, Customs, and Ceremonies of ... Christopher Columbus, to Which Is Added Int - Softcover

Excerpt from The American Continent: Embracing Its Discovery and Conquest Operations of Cortez in Mexico, and Pizarro in Peru Manners, Customs, and Ceremonies of the Inhabitants of the New World, With a Sketch of the Life of Christopher Columbus, to Which Is Added Interesting Descriptions

America is a country of vast extent and territory, and which, though not cultivated so much by the hand of art as other portions of the globe, owes, in many respects, more to that of nature thanany other division of the universe. The particular circumstances Of this country require that we should, without describing its present state, afford such in formation with regard to its discovery as is necessary for satisfying our readers.

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Excerpt from The American Continent: Embracing Its Discovery and Conquest Operations of Cortez in Mexico, and Pizarro in Peru Manners, Customs, and Ceremonies of the Inhabitants of the New World, With a Sketch of the Life of Christopher Columbus, to Which Is Added Interesting Descriptions

In presenting the following pages to the public, the compiler would remark that he expects no credit or literary fame whatever for any industry he has exercised in their production. His object has been to employ his time usefully, and to give, in a condensed and entertaining form, historical facts worthy of being known by every man, woman and child. Histories of America, as it was, hundreds of years ago, are a rarity, and those few that do exist are filled with much that is dull and not easily understood. In preparing this number of the Historical Cabinet, which, although the commencement of a series, is complete in itself, an attempt has been made, and, the compiler flatters himself, successfully, to embody, in a small compass, much that is of special import, from the discovery of America by Columbus down to the year 1800.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

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.