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“Camilla Townsend's wonderful book, Fifth Son, discusses the mistranslation of 'broken spears' as 'shattered bones'.”
“The speaker describes 'The Fifth Son' as one of the most haunting and moving history books, helping to understand the Aztecs through Nahuatl sources.”
“A wonderful book about the Aztecs that includes imaginative prose to describe their world through their eyes.”
The Rest Is HistoryMay 13, 2021
“Camilla Townsend's book, Fifth Son, A New History of the Aztecs, was absolutely the best book that I read last year. It gives you a history of the Aztecs through Aztec eyes.”