George Weidenfeld & Nicholson, Date: 2003. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2003. George Weidenfeld & Nicholson ISBN 0297645633 9780297645634 [US]

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ISBN10: 0297645633, ISBN13: 9780297645634, [publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson History, UK] Softcover First Edition P/B 604 pages, condition is Very good. In 1492 Columbus launched what became the most important series of events in history. He believed that China could be reached from Europe by sailing west. A quarter century later, Magellan, also with a Spanish fleet, proved that to be true. Inspired by the hope of both riches and of converting native people to Christianity, the Spanish adventurers convinced themselves that an Earthly paradise existed in the Caribbean and that the rivers flowed with gold. Hundreds set sail on the precarious journey across the Atlantic. These conquistadors took with them wheat, the horse, the guitar and the wheel as well as guns, malaria and black slaves. In return the Indies gave Europe the potato, the turkey and syphilis. Within thirty years, Spain had created an empire that made her the most envied nation in the world. In an epic history the prize-winning author, Hugh Thomas brings the early years of Spain's Imperial achievement vividly to life. Rivers of Gold captures the spirit of an ebullient age.
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London: Weidenfeld And Nicolson, Date: 2003. In solid, used condition with a chipped dust jacket. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2003. Weidenfeld And Nicolson ISBN 0297645633 9780297645634 [GB]

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Date: 2003-10-16. Hardcover. Good. 2003. Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN 0297645633 9780297645634 [US]

London, England: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Date: 2003. First U.K. Edition . Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xix, 604pp. Illustrated 24 plates, illustrations, maps. Mapped endpapers. Brown cloth w crisp gold lettering to spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and sound. Colour illustrated DJ is clean and without wear, preserved in BroDart cover. Octavo. 1.15kg 2003. Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN 0297645633 9780297645634 [CA]