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"It's given to few people in history single-handedly to destroy a civilization." With that caustic remark, Michael Wood sums up the achievement of Hernán Cortés and hints at the carnage documented in Conquistadors, a new PBS television series. Written and presented by Wood, creator of more than 60 documentaries, the series chronicles the exploits...
Killing for God and for Gold
By DIANA de ARMAS WILSON"It's given to few people in history single-handedly to destroy a civilization." With that caustic remark, Michael Wood sums up the achievement of Hernán Cortés and hints at the carnage documented in Conquistadors, a new PBS television series. Written and presented by Wood, creator of more than 60 documentaries, the series chronicles the exploits...
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