The Lost Diary of Montezuma's Soothsayer
Author: Dickinson, Clive
ISBN: 9780006945871
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 1998
Pages: 128
Dimensions: 199mm x 131mm x 8mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Humorous historical ‘faction’ in diary format. Montezuma – last Emperor of the Aztecs – lived in a palace and was deemed so holy that he never put his feet on the ground!
His soothsayer or priest was naturally with him every day – from his worship to the Sun God, to his death at the hands of his own people following their defeat by Cortes and the Spaniards. His diary reveals the truth about a powerful emperor and a once mighty empire.
ISBN: 9780006945871
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Year First Published: 1998
Pages: 128
Dimensions: 199mm x 131mm x 8mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Humorous historical ‘faction’ in diary format. Montezuma – last Emperor of the Aztecs – lived in a palace and was deemed so holy that he never put his feet on the ground!
His soothsayer or priest was naturally with him every day – from his worship to the Sun God, to his death at the hands of his own people following their defeat by Cortes and the Spaniards. His diary reveals the truth about a powerful emperor and a once mighty empire.