The Golden Dream Seekers of El Dorado.

The Golden Dream Seekers of El Dorado.

In this history of quest and adventure, celebrated science fiction author Robert Silverberg traces the fate of Old World explorers lured westward by the myth of El Dorado, the City of Gold.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Silverberg, Robert
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
El Dorado.
Discoveries in geography
El Dorado
Travel
America > Discovery and exploration.
South America > Description and travel.
America
South America
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Epigraph
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • 1. The Gilded Man of Cundinamarca
  • 2. The German Conquistadores
  • 3. The Conquest of New Granada
  • 4. El Dorado of the Omaguas
  • 5. The Cruise of the Tyrant Aguirre
  • 6. Many Seekers
  • 7. The Journeys of Antonio De Berrio
  • 8. Raleigh and the Gold of Manoa
  • 9. The End of the Quest
  • Bibliography
  • Sources of Quoted Material
  • Index

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