Cortes and the Aztec conquest / (Record no. 7809)
010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
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LC control number | 65-11533 |
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
Classification number | y972.02 Bla |
Item number | 58 |
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
Classification number | y972.02 Bla |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Blacker, Irwin R. |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Cortes and the Aztec conquest / |
Statement of responsibility, etc | Irwin R. Blacker ande Editors of Horizon Magazine; Consultant by Gordon Ekholm |
Medium | |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc | American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc. |
Date of publication, distribution, etc | 1965 |
Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
Extent | 153 p. |
Other physical details | B&w and color illustrations. |
Type of unit | Hardbck book |
440 ## - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE | |
Title | A Horizon caravel book |
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | Gold in the West -- The Governor's Choice -- Warriors and Allies -- The City in the Lake -- A Threat from Santiago -- The Sad Night -- The Route to Victory -- Conquest by Water |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc | In three years (1519 - 1522, Hernando Cortez, leading a few hundred Spanish soldiers overcame a centuries-old empire that could have put tens of thousands of warriors into the field. Even after his godlike reputations had been shattered with the Aztecs, his ruthless daring took him to victory. The story of Cortes involves not only the confrontatino of two colorful cultures but also the violent death of a great empire. |
Expansion of summary note | "Horizon caravel book." The exciting story of the conquest and destruction of the Aztec civilization by Cortes during 1519-1521. The illustrations are copious and lavish, many in full color. |
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
Information code or alphabet | 40563 |
600 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Hernando Cortez |
Source of heading or term | 1485-1547 |
648 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CHRONOLOGICAL TERM | |
Source of heading or term | Conquest of Mexico (1519-1540) |
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name as entry element | History |
Location of event | Conquest |
Chronological subdivision | 1519-1540 |
Geographic subdivision | Mexico |
651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
Geographic name | Mexico. |
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Relator code | Consultant |
Personal name | Ekholm, Gordon |
710 ## - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
Relator code | Joint Author |
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Editors of Horizon Magazine |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | yan 900 - 999 |
Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Permanent Location | Current Location | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date checked out | Public note |
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Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | Arthur Johnson Memorial Library | 15.00 | 2 | y972.02 Bla | 40563 | 2015-03-19 | 2015-02-17 | In Memory of : Jimmy Fleming |