BOB VILLARREAL

Author Bob Villarreal's works range from Clawing for the Stars, an autobiographical account of climbing Andean mountains, to The Adventure Chronicles of Conquistador Pedro de Mérida, in which Bob's own adventures lend singular insight to his examination of the Spanish Conquest, and on to the first voyage of the Spaniards down the Amazon River. Select a specific work below to learn more.

CLAWING FOR
THE STARS:

A SOLO CLIMBER
IN THE HIGHEST ANDES

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THE ADVENTURE CHRONICLES
of Conquistador
Pedro de Mérida
Volume I: Almagro

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THE ADVENTURE CHRONICLES
of Conquistador
Pedro de Mérida
Volume II: Valdivia

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THE ADVENTURE CHRONICLES
of Conquistador
Pedro de Mérida
Volume III: Pizarro

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CLAWING FOR THE STARS:
A SOLO CLIMBER
IN THE HIGHEST ANDES
THE PRELUDE

A RENDERING OF MOUNTAINS ASCENDED BEFORE MY SOLO ANDEAN CLIMBS

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DOWN AND UP THE AMAZON RIVER WITH CAPTAIN FRANCISCO DE ORELLANA, THE ONE-EYED KNIGHT
A VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY IN 1541-1542, FOLLOWED BY THE VOYAGE TO SPAIN, HIS APPOINTMENT AS GOVERNOR OF NEW ANDALUSIA, AND THE FATEFUL EVENTS AFTERWARDS IN 1545-1546, AS TOLD BY ALONSO GUTIÉRREZ OF BADAJOZ, ONE OF HIS FAITHFUL COMPANIONS.

A STORY OF SUCH WONDER AND FASCINATION THAT THOSE OF MY FAMILY WHO READ OF IT WILL DO SO IN ASTONISHMENT, FOR TRUTH HAS A FORCE THAT OFTEN MAKES REALITY SEEM UNBELIEVABLE.

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Climbing the Great Andes

A CHRONICLE OF AN ANDEAN CLIMBING CAREER, THE FIRST THREE EXPEDITIONS WITH A NOTABLE CLIMBING COMPANY, THE FOLLOWING TWENTY-SEVEN PRIMARILY ALONE AND SOLO, AS TOLD IN EXCERPTS FROM "THE PRELUDE TO CLAWING FOR THE STARS" AND "CLAWING FOR THE STARS."