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Seven Cities of Gold    by Russell Estlack
Price: $3.00 USD. 35010 words. Published on September 6, 2009. .

In 1528, 300 conquistadores embarked on a mission to colonize La Florida. Within a matter of months, they disappeared. Thousands of miles and eight years later, a band of Spanish slave traders encountered the last four survivors of this lost expedition. Seven Cities of Gold is the amazing true story of four castaways who endured impossible odds in the first recorded exploration of North America.
A Brief History Of The Incas: From Rise, Through Reign, To Ruin    by Brien Foerster
Price: $4.95 USD. 23810 words. Published on April 8, 2011. .

I wrote this book because as a frequent visitor to Cuzco, and the Inca world, there are no economically priced and pocket sized Inca history books available in Peru or in fact anywhere in English. The book covers the complete history of the Inca from their roots, to their downfall as the result of the Spanish conquest. Many color photos and maps guide the reader through the story of the Inca.
Inca    by Geoff Micks
Price: $2.99 USD. 205620 words. Published on August 14, 2011. .

Inca is the story of Haylli Yupanki, a man who served three generations of emperors only to watch his whole world shatter and shatter again, leaving nothing behind but his memories and his pride. Hiding in the jungle with the last of the unsubjugated Inca, Haylli transcribes his memoirs from quipus –the Inca’s writing system of knotted string– into Spanish with the help of a captured priest.