Potosi: The Silver City That Changed the World (Volume 27) (California World History Library) 9780520280847, 0520280849

"For anyone who wants to learn about the rise and decline of Potosí as a city . . . Lane's book is the ideal p

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Potosi: The Silver City That Changed the World (Volume 27) (California World History Library)
9780520280847, 0520280849

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