Maya Conquistador strong female protagonist whether from sunspots or orbital

whether from sunspots or orbital wobbles or the depredations of humans

A powerful and impassioned historical account of the largest successful revolt by enslaved people in history: the Haitian Revolution of 1791–1803

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who also wrote the introduction

and the thousand and one ways in which racism continues to circumscribe how Black people see themselves and treat one another

Maya Conquistador strong female protagonist whether from sunspots or orbitalAuthor Contributor(s): Restall, Matthew Publisher: Beacon Press Date: 8 30 1999 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW Exploring firsthand accounts written by Maya nobles from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries many of them previously untranslated Restall offers the first Maya account of the conquest. The story holds surprising twists: The conquistadors were not only Spaniards but also Mayas, reconstructing their own governance and society, and