The White Conquerors: A Tale of Toltec and Aztec

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The White Conquerors: A Tale of Toltec and Aztec

by Kirk Munroe

EN·~7 hours·43 chapters

Chapters

43 total

THE WHITE CONQUERORS

0:53

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

0:22

CHAPTER I. A CAPTIVE WARRIOR

11:02

CHAPTER II. "REMEMBER THAT THOU ART A TOLTEC"

11:06

CHAPTER III. IN THE MARKET-PLACE OF TENOCHTITLAN

11:16

CHAPTER IV. TLAHUICOL'S LAST BATTLE

10:13

CHAPTER V. HUETZIN'S MIRACULOUS ESCAPE

11:12

CHAPTER VI. TWO SLAVES OF IZTAPALAPAN

9:32

CHAPTER VII. LOYALTY OUTWEIGHS GOLD AND FREEDOM

11:06

CHAPTER VIII. TRAPPING A KING'S COURIER

10:59

Description

In the glittering heart of Tenochtitlan, night drapes over canals that glitter like fireflies, while music and laughter spill from bustling plazas. The city dazzles with temples crowned by ever‑burning altars, their flames a stark reminder of a religion that demands human sacrifice. Amid this splendor, a lone warrior finds himself bound as a captive, his fate tangled with the empire’s ruthless tribute system.

The warrior’s eyes take in the fragrant gardens and the mournful cries of slaves hauling fuel for the relentless fires, sensing both awe and revulsion. He learns of a solitary mountain republic that still defies the Aztec hegemony, a spark of resistance that could alter his destiny. As he navigates the perilous court of the last Montezuma, the story promises a clash of cultures, loyalty, and survival.

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en

Duration

~7 hours (427K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Shirley McAleer, Shaun Pinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2014-12-29

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Kirk Munroe

Kirk Munroe

1850–1930

An adventurous writer of books for young readers, he turned his own frontier travels, canoeing trips, and love of the outdoors into fast-moving stories. His work also helped capture an early vision of Florida and American outdoor life in the late 19th century.

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