The History Book Club discussion

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by Kim MacQuarrie

Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Chronology of Events xiii
Preface p. 1

1. The Discovery, p. 7
2. A Few Hundred Well-Armed Entrepreneurs, p. 15
3. Supernova of the Andes, p. 38
4. When Empires Collide, p. 55
5. A Roomful of Gold, p. 86
6. Requiem for a King, p. 118
7. The Puppet King, p. 138
8. Prelude to a Rebellion, p. 165
9. The Great Rebellion, p. 193
10. Death in the Andes, p. 230
11. The Return of the One-Eyed Conqueror, p. 259
12. In the Realm of the Antis, p. 279
13. Vilcabamba: Guerrilla Capital of the World, p. 305
14. The Last of the Pizarros, p. 331
15. The Inca’s Last Stand, p. 353
16. The Search for the “Lost City” of the Incas, p. 379
17. Vilcabamba Rediscoverd, p. 412
Epilogue: Machu Picchu, Vilcabamba, and the Search for the Lost Cities of the Andes, p. 437

Acknowledgements p. 463
Notes p. 465
Bibliography p. 491
Index p. 497