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William Hickling Prescott (1796-1859) was the first American to win international acclaim as an historian. Prescott has stood the test of time and is as fascinating to read today as he must have been 100 years ago. This biography was originally published in 1905 and contains the following chapters: The New England Historians Early Years The Choice of a Career Success In Mid Career The Last Ten Years ôFerdinand and Isabellaö - PrescottÆs Style ôThe Conquest of Mexicoö as Literature and as History ôThe Conquest of Peruö - ôPhilip IIö PrescottÆs Rank as an Historian IndexPeck, Harry Thurston is the author of 'William Hickling Prescott', published 1905 under ISBN 9781404768383 and ISBN 1404768386.
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