The Sun Kingdom of the Aztecs by Victor W. von Hagen and illustrated by Alberto Beltran

Grade:  6-12

Summary: "The garden of the world!" said one of Cortes' soldiers when he marched into Moctezuma's magnificent city of Tenochtitlan in 1519. It was like the enchantments they tell in legends. Here was a people who, in less than 350 years, literally built a stone city on water, who established an empire over half the great land of Mexico, and developed a way of life so rich and luxurious that even old Spanish soldiers who had seen Constantinople and Rome were struck with awe.

Who were the Aztecs? How did they come to build this beautiful city in the middle of Lake Texcoco? How did they live? Why did they worship their gods in such terrible fashion? These and many other questions are answered. 

 
Book Details
Format: Hardcover
Condition :good; Ex-lib book w/mylar dj and library pocket and labels on front endpage. Cloth cover has some edge wear with boards showing at corners and on one spot on upper edge of front cover. Binding is good and pages are clean and whole. Some pages have had their upper corners turned down which left a crease.

Publisher: World Publishing Co.

Extra Details: stated first edition

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