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  • With Porter in the Essex-James Otis

    With Porter in the Essex-James Otis
    24 Aug 2026
    This captivating history unfolds with Pizarro and Almagro, Valdivia and Benalcazar, as they and their daring companions embark on a ruthless quest across the Isthmus, leading to the conquest, massacre, and enslavement of the thriving and sophisticated civilizations along the Pacific coast of South America. The narrative culminates with the United States carving a path through that same Isthmus, facilitating global trade and commerce, as American engineers lay railroad tracks along the ancient imperial highway of the Incas. Witness British bondholders extending mercy to a beleaguered Peru, facing bankruptcy and ultimately relinquishing control of its railways. (Excerpted from the Preface, which includes a bibliography and a wealth of illustrations.)
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    6 u. en 40 min.
  • East by West, Vol. 2-Sir Henry W. Lucy

    East by West, Vol. 2-Sir Henry W. Lucy
    23 Aug 2026
    This captivating history unfolds with Pizarro and Almagro, Valdivia and Benalcazar, as they and their daring companions embark on a ruthless quest across the Isthmus, leading to the conquest, massacre, and enslavement of the thriving and sophisticated civilizations along the Pacific coast of South America. The narrative culminates with the United States carving a path through that same Isthmus, facilitating global trade and commerce, as American engineers lay railroad tracks along the ancient imperial highway of the Incas. Witness British bondholders extending mercy to a beleaguered Peru, facing bankruptcy and ultimately relinquishing control of its railways. (Excerpted from the Preface, which includes a bibliography and a wealth of illustrations.)
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    9 u. en 31 min.
  • National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 - 03. March 1896-National Geographic Society

    National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 - 03. March 1896-National Geographic Society
    22 Aug 2026
    This captivating history unfolds with Pizarro and Almagro, Valdivia and Benalcazar, as they and their daring companions embark on a ruthless quest across the Isthmus, leading to the conquest, massacre, and enslavement of the thriving and sophisticated civilizations along the Pacific coast of South America. The narrative culminates with the United States carving a path through that same Isthmus, facilitating global trade and commerce, as American engineers lay railroad tracks along the ancient imperial highway of the Incas. Witness British bondholders extending mercy to a beleaguered Peru, facing bankruptcy and ultimately relinquishing control of its railways. (Excerpted from the Preface, which includes a bibliography and a wealth of illustrations.)
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    1 u. en 40 min.
  • Making of the British Empire (A.D. 1714-1832)-Arthur Hassall

    Making of the British Empire (A.D. 1714-1832)-Arthur Hassall
    21 Aug 2026
    This captivating history unfolds with Pizarro and Almagro, Valdivia and Benalcazar, as they and their daring companions embark on a ruthless quest across the Isthmus, leading to the conquest, massacre, and enslavement of the thriving and sophisticated civilizations along the Pacific coast of South America. The narrative culminates with the United States carving a path through that same Isthmus, facilitating global trade and commerce, as American engineers lay railroad tracks along the ancient imperial highway of the Incas. Witness British bondholders extending mercy to a beleaguered Peru, facing bankruptcy and ultimately relinquishing control of its railways. (Excerpted from the Preface, which includes a bibliography and a wealth of illustrations.)
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    5 u. en 23 min.
  • Railroads from the Investor's View Point-Federal Securities Corporation

    Railroads from the Investor's View Point-Federal Securities Corporation
    20 Aug 2026
    This captivating history unfolds with Pizarro and Almagro, Valdivia and Benalcazar, as they and their daring companions embark on a ruthless quest across the Isthmus, leading to the conquest, massacre, and enslavement of the thriving and sophisticated civilizations along the Pacific coast of South America. The narrative culminates with the United States carving a path through that same Isthmus, facilitating global trade and commerce, as American engineers lay railroad tracks along the ancient imperial highway of the Incas. Witness British bondholders extending mercy to a beleaguered Peru, facing bankruptcy and ultimately relinquishing control of its railways. (Excerpted from the Preface, which includes a bibliography and a wealth of illustrations.)
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    2 u. en 13 min.
  • Colonel's Dream-Charles Waddell Chesnutt

    Colonel's Dream-Charles Waddell Chesnutt
    19 Aug 2026
    This captivating history unfolds with Pizarro and Almagro, Valdivia and Benalcazar, as they and their daring companions embark on a ruthless quest across the Isthmus, leading to the conquest, massacre, and enslavement of the thriving and sophisticated civilizations along the Pacific coast of South America. The narrative culminates with the United States carving a path through that same Isthmus, facilitating global trade and commerce, as American engineers lay railroad tracks along the ancient imperial highway of the Incas. Witness British bondholders extending mercy to a beleaguered Peru, facing bankruptcy and ultimately relinquishing control of its railways. (Excerpted from the Preface, which includes a bibliography and a wealth of illustrations.)
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    9 u. en 6 min.
  • Myths And Legends Of British North America-Katharine Berry Judson

    Myths And Legends Of British North America-Katharine Berry Judson
    18 Aug 2026
    This captivating history unfolds with Pizarro and Almagro, Valdivia and Benalcazar, as they and their daring companions embark on a ruthless quest across the Isthmus, leading to the conquest, massacre, and enslavement of the thriving and sophisticated civilizations along the Pacific coast of South America. The narrative culminates with the United States carving a path through that same Isthmus, facilitating global trade and commerce, as American engineers lay railroad tracks along the ancient imperial highway of the Incas. Witness British bondholders extending mercy to a beleaguered Peru, facing bankruptcy and ultimately relinquishing control of its railways. (Excerpted from the Preface, which includes a bibliography and a wealth of illustrations.)
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    3 u. en 44 min.
  • In the Oregon Country-George Palmer Putnam

    In the Oregon Country-George Palmer Putnam
    17 Aug 2026
    This captivating history unfolds with Pizarro and Almagro, Valdivia and Benalcazar, as they and their daring companions embark on a ruthless quest across the Isthmus, leading to the conquest, massacre, and enslavement of the thriving and sophisticated civilizations along the Pacific coast of South America. The narrative culminates with the United States carving a path through that same Isthmus, facilitating global trade and commerce, as American engineers lay railroad tracks along the ancient imperial highway of the Incas. Witness British bondholders extending mercy to a beleaguered Peru, facing bankruptcy and ultimately relinquishing control of its railways. (Excerpted from the Preface, which includes a bibliography and a wealth of illustrations.)

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    4 u. en 6 min.