The history of the Polar Regions, of those vast areas, difficult of access, which include millions of square miles of land and ocean at either extreme of our planet, is of surpassing interest and importance. It is not only that we here meet with examples of heroism and devotion which must entrance mankind for all time. It is not only that there are dangers to be encountered and difficulties to be overcome which call forth the best qualities of our race. These, no doubt, are the main reason...

The whole world, and especially all tropical countries where intermittent fevers prevail, have long been indebted to the mountainous forests of the Andes for that inestimable febrifuge which has now become indispensable, and the demand for which is rapidly increasing, while the supply decreases, throughout all civilized countries. There is probably no drug which is more valuable to man than the febrifugal alkaloid which is extracted from the chinchona-trees of South America; and few greate...

In this authoritative biography, Sir Clements Robert Markham tells the story of Robert Fairfax, Vice-Admiral of the Blue and a key figure in early 18th-century British naval history. Born into a distinguished Yorkshire family, Fairfax rose through the ranks of the Royal Navy during an era of expanding maritime power and near-constant war with European rivals. Markham chronicles Fairfax's service in pivotal naval engagements, his leadership during the War of the Spanish Succession, and his ...

Majorca has a very interesting history under its Aragonese princes, and a history which has been well told by those princes themselves and by a loyal vassal who was a diligent seeker after truth. But to understand it we must turn first to the gorges of the Pyrenees and the ports of Catalonia. By the middle of the eighth century the Moors had overcome Spain up to the Pyrenees, and established their rule and their religion in all parts of the country. But there they had to stop. They could n...

Explore the fascinating world of the Inca Empire through a series of carefully curated historical accounts in Articles on the Incas by Sir Clements Robert Markham. This work delves into key aspects of Incan culture, focusing on their religion, mythology, and societal customs.Stories such as The Shepherd and the Daughter of the Sun and Viracocha and the Coming of the Incas shed light on the Incas' spiritual beliefs and their divine connections. Markham also offers a glimpse into sig...

Translated and Edited, with Notes and an Introduction. Documents of c. 1533. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1872.

In "History of the Incas," Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa offers a comprehensive chronicle of the Incan civilization, weaving together historical narrative, cultural analysis, and firsthand observations garnered during his time in Peru. His work is distinguished by a meticulous approach that blends autobiography with ethnography, creating a vivid portrait of Incan society, religion, and politics prior to and following the Spanish conquest. Sarmiento's literary style mirrors the Renaissance huma...

The two-part classic history of the Incan empire's origin and growth, as well as their demise following the arrival of the Spaniards.Garcilaso de la Vega, the first native of the New World to attain importance as a writer in the Old, was born in Cuzco in 1539, the illegitimate son of a Spanish cavalier and an Inca princess. Although he was educated as a gentleman of Spain and won an important place in Spanish letters, Garcilaso was fiercely proud of his Indian ance...

The Spaniard of the fifteenth century is recognizable by well-defined traits: he was primitive, he was proud, he was devout, and he was romantic. His primitiveness we detect in his relish for blood and suffering; his pride in his austerity and exclusiveness; his devoutness in his mystical exaltation of the Church; and his romanticism in his passion for adventure.After printing had spread in Spain, the romanticism of the Spaniard—to confine our observations for the present to that tr...

"Great endurances and deeds were surviving treasures for the soul that marched with DeSoto, and this book is their richest storehouse." – The New York Times Book ReviewPerhaps the most amazing thing of all about Garcilaso de la Vega's epic account of the De Soto expedition is the fact that, although it is easily the first great classic of American history, it had never before received a complete or otherwise adequate English translation in the 346 years wh...

Romance of History, Mexico(1909) is the timeless historical story written by Margaret Duncan Coxhead and illustrated in colour by J. H. Robinson, published by New York Frederick A. Stokes Company Publishers ( 1909 ).…..All ages have their pervading spirit. In the fifteenth century it was, in Western Europe, a spirit of unrest, of curiosity, of adventure. Twice before in the history of the world had the same phenomenon been seen on a gigantic scale, and on all three occasions the se...

According to Wikipedia: "Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (1532–1592) was a Galician (Spanish) explorer, author, historian, astronomer, and scientist… Written in Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire, just forty years after the arrival of the first Spaniards in the city, Sarmiento's The History of the Incas contains extremely detailed descriptions of Inca history and mythology. The royal sponsorship of the work guaranteed Sarmiento direct access to the highest Spanish officials in Cuzco. It also ...