Author : Peter Tompkins
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 18,66 MB
Release : 1976
Category : History
ISBN :
Probes the history, origins, and purpose of the pyramids in the Valley of Mexico, Yucatan, and Central America, with emphasis on the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon near Mexico City. Recounts the history of these structures from their first sighting by Cortes as rubble-covered mounds through four centuries of efforts to solve the mystery of their existence.
Author : Peter Tompkins
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 19,19 MB
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Peter Tompkins
Publisher : Lane, Allen
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 27,19 MB
Release : 1973-01-01
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : 9780713905953
Author : Tony Burton
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 13,29 MB
Release : 2016-08-29
Category :
ISBN : 9780973519198
In Mexican Kaleidoscope, award-winning author Tony Burton delves into Mexico's rich history and culture. He focuses on a dazzling selection of events, individuals, myths and mysteries to explore some of the reasons why Mexico has become such an extraordinarily diverse and interesting nation. The 30 short chapters of Mexican Kaleidoscope span the entire range of time periods, from long before the Spanish conquest to the modern day. The topics considered range from cuisine, Aztec farming, Mayan pyramids, sheep and superstitions to mythical cities, aerial warfare, art, music and the true origins of Mexico's national symbols. Along the way, we encounter many unusual, strange, weird and wonderful aspects of Mexico. Mexican Kaleidoscope unravels some of the many forces that have helped shape Mexico's history and culture and helps us understand the appeal and mystique of this engaging country.
Author : Peter Tompkins
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 48,21 MB
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Nature
ISBN : 006287442X
"Once in a while you find a book that stuns you. Its scope leaves you breathless. This is such a book." — John White, San Francisco Chronicle Explore the inner world of plants and its fascinating relation to mankind, as uncovered by the latest discoveries of science. In this truly revolutionary and beloved work, drawn from remarkable research, Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird cast light on the rich psychic universe of plants. The Secret Life of Plants explores plants' response to human care and nurturing, their ability to communicate with man, plants' surprising reaction to music, their lie-detection abilities, their creative powers, and much more. Tompkins and Bird's classic book affirms the depth of humanity's relationship with nature and adds special urgency to the cause of protecting the environment that nourishes us.
Author : Robert Bitto
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 38,7 MB
Release : 2017-10-28
Category :
ISBN : 9781979049047
It's "The X Files" meets "Ancient Aliens" with a Latino twist. Many Americans do not know that a whole other world exists right across their southern border. This book examines the magic, the mysteries and the miracles of Mexico and covers such topics as ancient mysteries, myths and legends, religious curiosities, bizarre history, legendary creatures and otherworldly phenomena
Author : Lewis 1874-1955 Spence
Publisher :
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 43,21 MB
Release : 2016-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781372730238
Author : Franklin W. Dixon
Publisher : Grosset & Dunlap
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 39,30 MB
Release : 1964-02-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780448089430
The handwritten will of a deceased world-traveler is strange and mysterious. Its cryptic instructions are to deliver “the valuable Aztec warrior to the rightful owner, a descendant of an Aztec warrior.” Frank and Joe Hardy have only one slim clue to work with: the name of a complete stranger who can help. Despite the harassments, the threats, and the attacks made upon them, Frank and Joe unravel clue after clue in their adventure-packed search for the living descendant of the mighty Aztec nation which once ruled in Mexico. It takes as much high courage as clever deduction for the young detectives to defeat their ruthless foes and to decipher the fascinating secrets of the strange and mysterious will.
Author : George L. Cowgill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 45,49 MB
Release : 2015-04-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1316298019
First comprehensive English-language book on the largest city in the Americas before the 1400s. Teotihuacan is a UNESCO world heritage site, located in highland central Mexico, about twenty-five miles from Mexico City, visited by millions of tourists every year. The book begins with Cuicuilco, a predecessor that arose around 400 BCE, then traces Teotihuacan from its founding in approximately 150 BCE to its collapse around 600 CE. It describes the city's immense pyramids and other elite structures. It also discusses the dwellings and daily lives of commoners, including men, women, and children, and the craft activities of artisans. George L. Cowgill discusses politics, economics, technology, art, religion, and possible reasons for Teotihuacan's rise and fall. Long before the Aztecs and 800 miles from Classic Maya centers, Teotihuacan was part of a broad Mesoamerican tradition but had a distinctive personality that invites comparison with other states and empires of the ancient world.
Author : Oldrich Ruzicka
Publisher : Firefly Books Limited
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 33,82 MB
Release : 2011-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781554079339
Examines the rise and fall of the three great Mesoamerican civilizations, on board pages cut to replicate a 3-D Aztec pyramid.
