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Great Inca rebellion / Graham Townsley. Videorecording.

Material type: TextSeries: National Geographic Society specialPublication details: [Burbank, Calif.] : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]Description: 1 videodisc (50 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 079228044-x
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • F3429
Contents:
Introduction -- Romans of the New World -- Uncovering the mystery -- Guns, germs, steel and calvary -- Forensic findings -- Ruthless explorers -- Beyond the chronicles -- Spanish allies -- Pizarro's young wife -- Meet Mochito -- Conclusion.
Production credits:
  • Editor, Bonnie Cutler-Shear ; cinematography, Reuben Aaronson ; original music, Aaron Keane.
Narrator: Jay O. Sanders.Summary: History reports that the mighty Inca were swiftly wiped out by a small band of Conquistadors, but new evidence is being unearthed that may help rewrite history. Uncovered remains of those who died in battle along with recently discovered documents suggest that even after forming military alliances with thousands of Indian mercenaries, it took the Spanish many years to defeat the Inca Empire.
Item type: Audiovisual Item
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Judith Thomas Library Audio-Visuals Audio-Visual DVD198 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) DVD198 Available

Title from title frame.
Originally produced for television in 2006.
Special feature: Fact file segments on the origin of the gun, the rise and fall of the Inca Empire, and smallpox.

Introduction --
Romans of the New World --
Uncovering the mystery --
Guns, germs, steel and calvary --
Forensic findings --
Ruthless explorers --
Beyond the chronicles --
Spanish allies --
Pizarro's young wife --
Meet Mochito --
Conclusion.

Editor, Bonnie Cutler-Shear ; cinematography, Reuben Aaronson ; original music, Aaron Keane.

Narrator: Jay O. Sanders.

History reports that the mighty Inca were swiftly wiped out by a small band of Conquistadors, but new evidence is being unearthed that may help rewrite history. Uncovered remains of those who died in battle along with recently discovered documents suggest that even after forming military alliances with thousands of Indian mercenaries, it took the Spanish many years to defeat the Inca Empire.