Buddy Levy
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
From the acclaimed author of "Conquistador" comes this thrilling account of one of history's greatest adventures of discovery--the true story of a legendary sixteenth-century explorer and his death-defying navigation of the Amazon.
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
In 1519, Hernán Cortés arrived on the shores of Mexico with a roughshod crew of adventurers and the intent to expand the Spanish empire. Along the way, this brash and roguish conquistador schemed to convert the native inhabitants to Catholicism and carry off a fortune in gold. In Tenochtitlán, the City of Dreams, Cortés met his Aztec counterpart, Montezuma: king, divinity, ruler of a complex and sophisticated civilization with fifteen million...
Author
Language
English
Description
"No Barriers is about my journey since coming down from Mt. Everest in 2001, and the path to where I am today. It is the story of my own life, the personal and professional struggles in the pursuit of growth, learning, and family, as well as a dream to kayak one of the world's great rivers as a blind athlete. It is also about the many people I've encountered along the way who possess what I call a "No Barriers" mindset, who live a No Barriers life....
Publisher
A & E Home Video
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
What if everything you learned in history books were only half true? In Season 2, best-selling author and history buff Meltzer separates fact from fiction as he investigates the hidden history and coded truths behind everything from Mt. Rushmore to the Spear of Destiny to the Declaration of Independence.