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Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan Audiobook, by Hugh Thomas Play Audiobook Sample

Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan Audiobook

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Read By: James Cameron Stewart Publisher: Tantor Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 18.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 13.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: April 2023 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9798765071564

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

44

Longest Chapter Length:

59:43 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

08:05 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

37:20 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

2

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Publisher Description

From one of the greatest historians of the Spanish world, here is a fresh and fascinating account of Spain's early conquests in the Americas.

Hugh Thomas shows Spain at the dawn of the sixteenth century as a world power on the brink of greatness. For Spain and for the world, the decision to send Christopher Columbus west was epochal—the dividing line between the medieval and the modern.

Spain's colonial adventures began inauspiciously. In spite of its small scale, it was a mission of astounding scope: to claim for Spain all the wealth of the Indies.

The lofty aspirations of the first explorers died hard, as the pursuit of wealth and glory competed with the pursuit of pious impulses. In their search for gold, Spaniards enslaved "Indians" from the Bahamas and the South American mainland. Columbus and other Spanish explorers—Cortés, Ponce de León, and Magellan among them—created an empire for Spain of unsurpassed size and scope. But the door was soon open for other powers, enemies of Spain, to stake their claims.

Rivers of Gold is a great story brilliantly told. More significant, it is an engrossing history with many profound—often disturbing—echoes in the present.

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About James Cameron Stewart

James Cameron Stewart is a veteran actor whose performances include roles in theater, film, and television. He was trained at Hull University and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His credits include Outlander, Jericho, Flying Blind, Golden Years, Emmerdale, London’s Burning, Eastenders, Coronation Street, and Holby City.