Buddy Levy

Realm of Ice and Sky: Triumph, Tragedy, and History’s Greatest Arctic Rescue

By Buddy Levy - Published 2025

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AdventureNonfiction

Buddy Levy’s previous retellings of history’s “big adventures” provide a strong foundation for the way he evokes personalities, ambitions, pain, despair, ...Read Review

River of Darkness

By Buddy Levy - Published 2011

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Nonfiction

In River of Darkness, Levy masterfully retells the story of Francisco Orellana’s legendary voyage down the Amazon River in 1541.  Based on the ...Read Review

Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs

By Buddy Levy - Published 2008

Genres:

Nonfiction

In 1519, when the ambitious Hernán Cortés landed on Mexican soil in the name of the Spanish monarch, he had three goals: ...Read Review

American Legend: The Real Life Adventures of David Crockett

By Buddy Levy - Published 2006

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Nonfiction

This biography of David Crockett provides a very pedestrian view of the adventures of this historical legend. The author highlights the hardships and ...Read Review