The Discovery of South America by J. H. Parry
The discovery and exploration of South and Central America is one of the most dramatic and significant events of history and it is the theme of J. H. Parry’s magnificent book. It is a story of ambition and greed, cruelty and courage, and incredible physical endurance--and Professor Parry unfolds it mainly through the recollections of those who took part in it. Drawing on the journals, letters, and reminiscences of the explorers on and on the comments of informed contemporaries, he vividly evokes the reactions of Europeans to a New World. And, from such scraps of native comment as have survived, we witness the astonishment and fear which the invaders inspired in the “discovered” native peoples.
This hardcover book is in very good condition with minor imperfections to the dust jacket. Pages in very good condition with owner’s stamps inside.
ISBN 10: 0800822331 / ISBN 13: 9780800822330
Publisher: Taplinger Publishing Company
Publication Date: 1979
