Eldorado And The Quest For Fortune And Glory In South America

Author : Peter O. Koch
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476642543

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Eldorado and the Quest for Fortune and Glory in South America by Peter O. Koch Pdf

This book traces the origin of the legend of El Dorado and the various expeditions that set out to locate that mysterious land of untold wealth in South America. Motivated by both fanciful rumors of a golden city ruled by a man who coated himself daily with gold dust, and the more practical allure of a region abundant in cinnamon trees (a spice that was worth its weight in gold to Europeans), many conquistadors convinced themselves that another native empire awaited their conquest. These quests for fortune and glory would lead to an encounter with fierce female warriors who were believed to be the Amazons of ancient Greek lore, and the discovery of the mighty river later named for the legendary Amazon tribe. The first half of this book details the lesser-known accounts of German interest in locating the wealth of a golden kingdom called Xerira and an elusive passage at Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo which supposedly led to the Pacific Ocean. The second section focuses on the various Spanish efforts to discover El Dorado, each of which was eventually doomed to despair, disappointment, and death.

Author : Peter O. Koch
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476684871

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Eldorado and the Quest for Fortune and Glory in South America by Peter O. Koch Pdf

This book traces the origin of the legend of El Dorado and the various expeditions that set out to locate that mysterious land of untold wealth in South America. Motivated by both fanciful rumors of a golden city ruled by a man who coated himself daily with gold dust, and the more practical allure of a region abundant in cinnamon trees (a spice that was worth its weight in gold to Europeans), many conquistadors convinced themselves that another native empire awaited their conquest. These quests for fortune and glory would lead to an encounter with fierce female warriors who were believed to be the Amazons of ancient Greek lore, and the discovery of the mighty river later named for the legendary Amazon tribe. The first half of this book details the lesser-known accounts of German interest in locating the wealth of a golden kingdom called Xerira and an elusive passage at Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo which supposedly led to the Pacific Ocean. The second section focuses on the various Spanish efforts to discover El Dorado, each of which was eventually doomed to despair, disappointment, and death.

Author : John Augustine Zahm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173018244010

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The Quest of El Dorado by John Augustine Zahm Pdf

Author : Marc Herman
Publisher : Nan A. Talese
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Adventure and adventurers
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173012235946

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Searching for El Dorado by Marc Herman Pdf

From a young writer quickly becoming the quintessential foreign correspondent for a new generation, comes the compelling, tragicomic account of the centuries old quest for gold in South America.

Author : J. A. Zahm
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1330175816

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The Quest of El Dorado by J. A. Zahm Pdf

Excerpt from The Quest of El Dorado: The Most Romantic Episode in the History of South American Conquest "There are epochs in which the reason is bewildered by the contemplation of new and unusual objects. And even the most clear-sighted man, when exposed to a continuous series of violent impressions, ceases to analyze them and descends to the level of common intelligences which exaggerate and marvel at everything. To comply with the precepts of the sage nil admirari, one must be in the full exercise of his faculties and have acquired a certain dominion over his senses which are always prone to bewitch and deceive him. How far were the Conquistadores of America from this state of intellectual calm? For them everything was matter for surprise. The spectacle of a new world, new peoples, new customs, and, more than all else, those inexhaustible fountains of riches which gushed forth everywhere with greater rapidity than their desire to possess them, maintained them in a sweet, and perpetual ecstasy. Without taking opium, like the Mussulmans, they experienced the same sensations from which they could not free themselves without great effort." Pedro De Angelis, in "Coleccion de Obras y Documentos Relativos a la Historia Antigua y Moderna de las Provincias del Rio de la Plata." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : John Augustine Zahm
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 133305758X

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The Quest of El Dorado by John Augustine Zahm Pdf

Excerpt from The Quest of El Dorado: The Most Romantic Episode in the History of South American Conquest Two and a half centuries scoured the whole of the continent from the Pilcomayo to the Strait of Ma gellan in search of that fabulous Ciudad Enorm tada de los C(esares - The Enchanted City of the Caesars - a city which according to the sworn statements of those who pretended to have been in it, was as vast and as rich as Nineveh of old, and greater in area than Pekin or London - a city that held within its carefully fortified walls all the delights of Eden and all the wonders of the New Jerusalem. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : John Augustine Zahn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : America Discovery and Exploration
ISBN : LCCN:10162159

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The Quest of El Dorado : the Most Romantic Episode in the History of South American Conquest by John Augustine Zahn Pdf

Author : Milton Hatoum
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781847673008

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Orphans of Eldorado by Milton Hatoum Pdf

A magical retelling of the myth of Eldorado, by Brazil's greatest writer. The Enchanted City has inhabited the fevered dreams of many European navigators and consquisitadores, but all have been unable to find it on the map.

Author : Voltaire
Publisher : Hyweb Technology Co. Ltd.
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-15
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Candide (憨第德) by Voltaire Pdf

Author : Leonard Clark
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 188521166X

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The Rivers Ran East by Leonard Clark Pdf

" ... Post-World War II account of Leonard Clark's search for the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola"--Page 4 of cover.

Author : Sir Walter Raleigh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : America
ISBN : IOWA:31858062357573

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The Discovery of Guiana, and the Journal of the Second Voyage Thereto by Sir Walter Raleigh Pdf

Author : Charlotte Rogers
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780813942674

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Mourning El Dorado by Charlotte Rogers Pdf

What ever happened to the legend of El Dorado, the tale of the mythical city of gold lost in the Amazon jungle? Charlotte Rogers argues that El Dorado has not been forgotten and still inspires the reckless pursuit of illusory wealth. The search for gold in South America during the colonial period inaugurated the "promise of El Dorado"—the belief that wealth and happiness can be found in the tropical forests of the Americas. That assumption has endured over the course of centuries, still evident in the various modes of natural resource extraction, such as oil drilling and mining, that characterize the region today. Mourning El Dorado looks at how fiction from the American tropics written since 1950 engages with the promise of El Dorado in the age of the Anthropocene. Just as the golden kingdom was never found, natural resource extraction has not produced wealth and happiness for the peoples of the tropics. While extractivism enriches a few outsiders, it results in environmental degradation and the subjugation, displacement, and forced assimilation of native peoples. This book considers how the fiction of five writers—Alejo Carpentier, Wilson Harris, Mario Vargas Llosa, Álvaro Mutis, and Milton Hatoum—criticizes extractive practices and mourns the lost illusion of the forest as a place of wealth and happiness.

Author : Ralph D. Paine
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-17
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547005179

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The Book of Buried Treasure by Ralph D. Paine Pdf

The Book of Buried Treasure is a historical account of pirates and piracy, containing true stories of some of the most notorious buccaneers, their heists and robberies and the pirate gold that is lost forever. The book is written by American journalist and adventurer Ralph D. Paine who was indicted for piracy with a capital crime, after sailing on a boat that was smuggling munitions._x000D_ Table of Contents:_x000D_ The World-Wide Hunt for Vanished Riches_x000D_ Captain Kidd in Fact and Fiction_x000D_ Captain Kidd, His Treasure_x000D_ Captain Kidd, His Trial, and Death_x000D_ The Wondrous Fortune of William Phips_x000D_ The Bold Sea Rogue, John Quelch_x000D_ The Armada Galleon of Tobermory Bay_x000D_ The Lost Plate Fleet of Vigo_x000D_ The Pirates' Hoard of Trinidad_x000D_ The Lure of Cocos Island_x000D_ The Mystery of the Lutine Frigate_x000D_ The Toilers of the Thetis_x000D_ The Quest of El Dorado_x000D_ The Wizardry of the Divining Rod_x000D_ Sundry Pirates and Their Booty_x000D_ Practical Hints for Treasure Seekers

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Best books
ISBN : UVA:X030511494

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A.L.A. Booklist by Anonim Pdf

Author : Zane Grey
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547405368

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Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zealand by Zane Grey Pdf

Tales of the Angler's Eldorado by Zane Grey is about New Zealand and its mysterious and plentiful varieties of mythic trout. Grey writes about monstrous swordfish and lovely, bountiful streams. Excerpt: "THERE is always something wonderful about a new fishing adventure trip—for a single day, or for a week, or for months. The enchantment never palls. For years on end, I have been trying to tell why, but that has been futile. Fishing is like Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece."