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The Search for El Dorado
The Search for El Dorado
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Published:
20 September, 2001
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The El Dorado legend of a naked ruler who covered his body in gold dust became an obsession for conquistadores and successive adventurers in search of the sacred gold of the Indians in Central and Southern America. John Hemming, author of Red Gold, tells of the cruelty of the explorers but also of the indescribable hardships they suffered. A beguiling book illustrated with images from the Gold Museum in Bogota.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781842124451 |
| ISBN10 | 1842124455 |
| Number Of Pages | 224 |
| Item Weight | 453 g |
| Product Dimensions | 160 x 23 x 234 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | W&N |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | New edition |
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Author's Bio
John Hemming has long been interested in the conquest period of South America. He has experienced expeditions cutting into unexplored Amazon forest, and has visited many American Indian tribes, notably on the upper Amazon, on the hills of the Brazilian-Venezuelan frontier, in the interior of the Guianas, and along the length of the Andes. He is a former Director and Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society.