Unclebaldrick
Well-Known Member
One of the cool things about a Kindle or other e-reader is that you have access to an amazing trove of old public domain stuff. Sometimes you can get a nice copy with all the extras for a buck - like annotated Shakespeare or Sherlock - which is usually worth it.
One of my favorites is Prescott's "The Conquest of Mexico" and "The Conquest of Peru". Written some time in the late 19th century by an amazing blind scholar, they remain the best books written about the subject IMO.
"The Conquest of Mexico" is an insanely good story that just happens to have really happened. Peru is good too but Mexico is just nuts.
One of my favorites is Prescott's "The Conquest of Mexico" and "The Conquest of Peru". Written some time in the late 19th century by an amazing blind scholar, they remain the best books written about the subject IMO.
"The Conquest of Mexico" is an insanely good story that just happens to have really happened. Peru is good too but Mexico is just nuts.