Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs PB_Gift_Guide Sydney Taylor Book Award (Gold

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Gold Medal)

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Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs PB_Gift_Guide Sydney Taylor Book Award (GoldIn November 1519, Hernando Corts walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That storyand the story of what happened afterwardshas been told many times, but always following the narrative offered by the Spaniards. After all, we have been taught, it was the Europeans who held the pens. But the Native Americans were intrigued by the Roman alphabet and, unbeknownst to the newcomers, they used