About this title: This volume chronicles one of the most savage epochs in human history, the years of the Spanish Inquisition. Reston's engrossing narrative brings all of the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition into a terrifyingly brutal focus, and he looks beyond the dark deeds of 1492 as well, capturing the excitement of exploration and the promise of the future ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 2006-10-10
ISBN-13:9781400031917ISBN:1400031915
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Description: Fine. By James Reston Jr.; ISBN: 1400031915; Pub. : Anchor; Pub. Date: 2006-10-10; Media: Paperback; Weight: 13.6 oz.; Covers have a tiny bit of edgewear. Surfaces of covers are glossy. Binding is tight. Pages have no marks or indications of any use. by James Reston Jr.; ISBN: 1400031915; Pub. : Anchor; Pub. Date: 2006-10-10; Media: Paperback; Weight: 13.6 oz.; Covers have a tiny bit of edgewear. Surfaces of covers are glossy. Binding is tight. Pages have no marks or indications of any use. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 2006-10-10
ISBN-13:9781400031917ISBN:1400031915
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Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. BRAND NEW. First Printing. Never read or opened. No remainder mark. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 363 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Anchor Books
Date Published: 2006-10-10
ISBN-13:9781400031917ISBN:1400031915
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781400031917ISBN:1400031915
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Edition: First Edition/First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780385508483ISBN:0385508484
Description: Near Fine+ in Near Fine+ jacket. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: HARDCOVER
Publisher: Faber & Faber, London
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780571221264ISBN:0571221262
Description: NEW in NEW jacket. 1st Edition. Large 8vo in black faux cloth, white lettering to spine. 363pp, plates, bibliography, index...............[ CONDITION DETAILS: NEW unread copy in NEW Dust Jacket ].......Unless otherwise noted: 1st Edition means First Printing; books are in the original publishers binding; wrappers (present only if mentioned above) are complete, un-clipped and provided with transparent protectors. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Faber and Faber, United Kingdom
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780571221264ISBN:0571221262
Description: New in New jacket. Signed by Author First British edition. First printing. Pristine condition. New & unread. Signed by James Reston on the title page. Collectible. Giftworthy. 'From the acclaimed author of Warriors of God comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward international conquest changed the world forever. James Reston, Jr., brings to life the epic story of Spain's effort to consolidate its ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doubleday
Date Published: 2005-10-11
ISBN-13:9780385508483ISBN:0385508484
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"So much wonderfully written history out there and so little time. In this book, Reston shows the intersecting histories of Isabelle and Ferdinand's reigns, the battles to win back lands lost to Muslim peoples, the Expulsion of the Jews, the Inquisition (leading up to the terror of Torquenada) and Columbus' voyages of discovery. amazing scholarship and good writing. I learned a lot of surprising things. For instance, the pope apparently tried to reign in the Monarchs and reprimanded them about letting the inquisition go outside of the rules of law. But he was all too happy to accept the results when they ignored him. 9/09"
"This was a great book. This is the kind of book I really like. It was a historical account of Spain in the late 1400's when, as the sub-title says, Columbus was endorsed, the Spanish Inquisition was happening, the Moors had just been defeated, the Jews were ejected, and Spain had been unified under Ferdinand and Isabella. The book gives the historical context for all of this activity and the serendipity nature of history. Keeping the players straight is a little hard to do, however, and the author could have set the context better in some cases."
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