Dogs of God Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors

Name: Dogs of God Columbus, the Inquisition, and the Defeat of the Moors
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ISBN: 9781400031917

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ISBN-13: 9781400031917

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Authors: James Reston, James Reston

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From historian James Reston, Jr., comes a riveting account of the pivotal events of 1492, a year when towering political ambitions, horrific religious excesses, and a drive toward adventure and conquest changed the world forever. The Dogs of God chronicles one of the most savage epochs in human history, the years of the Spanish Inquisition. In an effort to consolidate their power on the Iberian peninsula and free themselves from the yoke of the Vatican, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella turned to the priest Tomás de Torquemada, a member of the Dominican order. Torquemada urged an Inquisition that would strengthen the sovereigns’ authority throughout Spain, particularly in the coming…

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List price: $18.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 10/10/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.20" wide x 8.00" long x 0.89" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

James Reston, Jr., is the author of eleven previous books, including "The Last Apocalypse" & "Galileo: A Life". He has written articles for "The New Yorker", "Esquire", "Vanity Fair", "Time", "Rolling Stone", & many other publications, & the scripts for three "Frontline" documentaries. He lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.



Prologue



Confluence



The Land of the Infidel



Sowers of Discord



He and No Other!



As Much as the One Is Worth



The Lady and Her Brotherhood



Leathery Turtles and Ravening Wolves



A Glimpse of Hell



Woe Is Me, Alhama



The Inquisitor's Martyrdom



Spices and Black Gold



The Pilot of the Argonauts



The Court Rabbis



The Valiant, the Powerful, and the Unlucky



Gossamer, Velvet, and Blue Silk



The Learned Men of Salamanca



Do What Is Most Convenient



Upstaged



Apocalypse



The Holy Innocent



The Will of Allah



The 4th Day of the Moon, Rebie Primera



Promiser of Kingdoms



The Pit and the Snare



The Curse of Palos



Angels of Retribution



Harvests Bitter and Sweet



Theatre in Barcelona



The Division of the World


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Selected Bibliography


Index