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In the year 1843, two new books took the American public by storm: one was Prescott’s _History of the Conquest of Mexico_, and the other _Life in Mexico_ by Madame Calderon de la Barca. William Hickling Prescott was already known as an able historian on account of his scholarly _Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain_ which had appeared four years before and elicited praise from all quarters; but his new work outran the former in that the author had succeeded in d… More >>
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