William Hickling PrescottPRESCOTTReading editionChapter navigation14 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPREFATORY NOTEPRESCOTTChapter I · THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIANSChapter II · EARLY YEARSChapter III · THE CHOICE OF A CAREERChapter IV · SUCCESSChapter V · IN MID CAREERChapter VI · THE LAST TEN YEARSChapter VII · "FERDINAND AND ISABELLA"—PRESCOTT'S STYLEChapter VIII · THE "CONQUEST OF MEXICO" AS LITERATURE AND AS HISTORYChapter IX · "THE CONQUEST OF PERU"—"PHILIP II."Chapter X · PRESCOTT'S RANK AS AN HISTORIANINDEXPrevious chapter ←PREFATORY NOTENext chapter →Chapter I · THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIANSAll chapters and sections (14)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsPREFATORY NOTEPRESCOTTChapters12345678910Other sectionsINDEXWILLIAM HICKLING PRESCOTT← PREFATORY NOTECHAPTER I THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIANS →