Buddy Levy

Conquistador Conquistador Conquistador (2008)

I remembered Cortez and Montezuma from grade school history. Spanish conquistador Cortez conquered Montezuma and the vast Aztec empire with a small military force that overwhelmed the primitive Indians with their vastly superior "modern" weapons and horses. I remember the Aztecs as heathen overlo...

Conquistador: Hernán Cortés, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs (2008)

This reads like an epic adventure story but is backed up by a lot of historical research. If you are expecting a slow tedious historical narrative then this isn't it. It's written like fiction and in fact this episode in history (the book covers just a few years) is so incredible it seems like fi...

River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon (2011)

The Green Hell:The unknown has always beckoned to the human spirit. It's what compels us to seek out the most foreboding lands, the highest mountains and the darkest rivers. Whether it's for God, Country, King or Riches. There's no stoping us and the ends often justify the means. Anything or ...

American Legend: The Real-Life Adventures of David Crockett (2006)