The Golden Princess

This is the entire scanned copy made available to read online for free.

Written by Alexander Baron in 1957.

South American Historical Fiction vintage paperback - Marina was born to rule—hereditary princess of an ancient tribe. But when she was thirteen, her jealous mother sold her into slavery, and for five years Marina was beast-of-burden and common property to the men who owned her.

Then, the Captain-General Hernando Cortés with his five hundred and eight foot-soldiers and sixteen horses landed on the shores of Mexico.

Cortés made Marina his mistress, his general, his secret counselor. She led Cortés and his soldiers on the long, fierce road to Tenochtitlán, the golden city of King Montezuma. She bore Hernando's only son, and became the fabled Malintzin, mighty protectress of her people...

Read Part 01 - Section 1 & 2 on Fox Book Club’s Substack blog. Easy to read online without a reader.