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Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru

Gelesen von Patrick Eaton

(4,702 Sterne; 47 Bewertungen)

Francisco Pizarro (1471 - 1541) was born into poverty, the illegitimate son of a Spanish soldier. After a brief career as a swineherd, he volunteered to join an expedition to the colony of Darien in Panama. He rose through the ranks to become right hand man of the governor. After hearing rumours of a rich country of gold to the south, he received permission from the king of Spain to lead an expedition to explore and attempt to conquer the Peruvian empire. This biography describes how, with an army of only 168 men, he was able to subjugate an entire nation. - Summary by Patrick Eaton (5 hr 13 min)

Chapters

In the Land of Poisoned Arrows

16:16

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With Balboa in Darien

15:12

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Sailing the Unknown Sea

21:43

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The Desperate Adventurer

18:23

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Success in Sight at Last

14:20

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An Appeal to the Crown

15:18

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On the Peruvian Frontier

13:56

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A Glance at the Peruvians

17:33

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A March to the Mountains

14:59

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In the Inca's Stronghold

14:25

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How Atahuallpa was Captured

18:49

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The Prisoner and his Ransom

17:35

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The Inca and his Murderers

17:27

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In the Heart of Peru

13:57

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In the City of the Sun

15:41

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Quarrels of the Conquerors

10:37

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The Inca Raises his Standard

16:55

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The Downfall of Almagro

19:55

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How Pizarro was Assassinated

20:18

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Bewertungen

(5 Sterne)

This is a very well written and detailed account of the life and actions of Francisco Pizarro. Even better though is the reader. Bravo! Finally a reader who understands grammar and language usage. I honestly get tired of listening to good books getting read by inept readers. I even started keeping a list of mispronounced words! But not so with this reader, he does an excellent job of not just correctly pronouncing but bringing the words to life for you as you listen.

great story!

(4 Sterne)

loved to be a ble to hear the story of the conquest from the perspective of pizzaros travels. there are biases towards both parties so it is a pretty good book because its not tak8ng a side. my only concern with it is not onowing the sources of amr 9ber for writing his book so we dont know if much of it is true. . The reader was good also.

A historical account

(4 Sterne)

just the facts with some color added in the appropriate moments. one slight aggravation is the reader's pronunciation of 'Casmarca' should be 'Cajamarca'.

(5 Sterne)

This is a good book, but very violent. The narrator did an excellent job

A Clearly Narrated Account of the Conquest of Peru

(5 Sterne)

clear reading

(5 Sterne)

clear audio. story a bit biased

(4 Sterne)

wonderful book and very well read.