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Author : Alexander Macdonald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:877240020
Author : John Hemming
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 1842124455
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.
Author : Emma Orczy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798747812192
El Dorado (pronounced [el doˈɾaðo], English: /ˌɛl dəˈrɑːdoʊ/; Spanish for "the golden one"), originally El Hombre Dorado ("The Golden Man") or El Rey Dorado ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (zipa) of the Muisca people, an indigenous people of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense of Colombia, who, as an initiation rite, covered himself with gold dust and submerged in Lake Guatavita. The legends surrounding El Dorado changed over time, as it went from being a man, to a city, to a kingdom, and then finally to an empire.A second location for El Dorado was inferred from rumors, which inspired several unsuccessful expeditions in the late 1500s in search of a city called Manoa on the shores of Lake Parime or Parima. Two of the most famous of these expeditions were led by Sir Walter Raleigh. In pursuit of the legend,
Author : Alexander MacDonald
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-08-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752441307
Reproduction of the original: In Search of El Dorado by Alexander MacDonald
Author : Lois Miner Huey
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780553536164
Was the City of Gold a real place? Treasure seekers and mystery readers alike will love this action-packed Totally True Adventure. Towers of gold! Glittering streets! Jewels, coins, and more! Early Spanish explorers heard a story about El Dorado. It was a lost city in the Americas made of gold. The explorers believed it was real—and they believed they could find it! Soon the story became a legend, and the legend changed the world. But the city of El Dorado has not been found . . . yet. This nonfiction chapter book makes history exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, Common Core connections, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was . . . ? series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.
Author : Alexander MACDONALD (F.R.G.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1063202173
Author : John Hemming
Publisher : Dutton Adult
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035615363
Chronicles early expeditions to uncover the treasures of El Dorado and looks at the culture, sophisticated skills, and traditions of the Colombian Indians.
Author : Leonard Clark
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 188521166X
" ... Post-World War II account of Leonard Clark's search for the legendary Seven Cities of Cibola"--Page 4 of cover.
Author : Jacob Adrien Van Heuvel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : Dorado
ISBN : UOM:39015059532724
Author : Marc Herman
Publisher : Nan A. Talese
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173012235946
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 : Alexander Macdonald
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Gold mines and mining
ISBN : STANFORD:36105118180509
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors,Jesse Harasta
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1979561060
*Includes pictures. *Includes historic accounts about the myth of El Dorado. *Includes a bibliography and footnotes for further reading. Alongside the famous Lost City of Atlantis, perhaps no mythological city has captured the imaginations of people or been the source for exploration quite like El Dorado, the fabled city of gold that the Spanish believed was located somewhere in South America. The origins of the Spaniards' belief in the existence of the mythical city was based on their rumors surrounding the tribal chief of the Muisca in present-day Colombia; the Spanish heard that his initiation included covering himself with gold dust and diving into Lake Guatavita. Of course, if the chief could cover himself in gold, he must have access to a lot of it, and around this figure, the myth of El Dorado sprang up as the location of it. Naturally, the belief in the existence of El Dorado propelled it from being merely a city to an entire empire itself, and this spurred several journeys in the 16th century, including one by Francisco Pizarro's half-brother, Gonzalo, and another by Sir Walter Raleigh. Although none of these journeys actually discovered such a place, they resulted in plenty of lives lost and a lot of exploration of the heart of South America. Moreover, despite the fact none of the explorers actually found El Dorado, the rumors and journeys only cemented the belief that such a place existed, and El Dorado was actually located on maps made by several European nations for centuries. As folklorist Jim Griffith once put it, "El Dorado shifted geographical locations until finally it simply meant a source of untold riches somewhere in the Americas."In fact, it would not be until about the early 19th century that explorer Alexander von Humboldt disproved El Dorado's existence, at least in the spot it was assumed to be located for over 200 years. Although no El Dorado was ever found, the myth still fascinates people today, and it remains a pop culture fixture around the globe. El Dorado is also still used as a metaphor not only for places where people seek to get rich quick but even as a mentality and mindset, much like the notion of the American Dream. El Dorado: The Search for the Fabled City of Gold chronicles the origins behind the myth and the history of the actual journeys that sought to discover the city. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about El Dorado like never before, in no time at all.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1686 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112075841251
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 946 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1907
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89098053622
Author : Harry Collingwood
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783734028014
Reproduction of the original: In Search of El Dorado by Harry Collingwood