Phoenix: The Search for El Dorado (Phoenix Press)
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (873 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1842124455 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author John Hemming has long been interested in the conquest period of South America. He has experienced expeditions cutting into unexplored forest, and has visited many American Indian tribes, notably on the upper , 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.
Beguilingly illustrated with images from the Gold Museum in Bogotá, as well as the author's own photographs.. The legend of El Dorado, and of a naked ruler who covered his body in gold dust, completely obsessed conquistadors and successive adventurers, who went in search of the sacred gold belonging to the Indians in Central and South America. Here is not only the story of the explorers' cruelty, but also of the indescribable hardships they suffered
"Five Stars" according to Tom R.. All that glitters is gold.. Great read, and very informative I bought this book before visiting Colombia with my wife's family 3 years ago. It provided a fascinating historical background to our trip, especially when we visited the ancient lake of Guatavita, where much of the El Dorado legend is believed to have originated. There is a dearth of any guide books on Colombia (decades of war and unrest will do that) - the Lonely Planet guide being an exception, although the editor forged huge chunks of that one. This book helped get to know the place for me. If you go to the Museo D'Or in Bogota, you can see the gold items pictured on the cover. Paul I. Dukel Jr. said The best book by far on the history of the search for "El Dorado". I don't understand why there are so few reviews for this book on Amazon, only one. Perhaps it seems to be such an esoteric subject to most people, I don't know. There are many reviews for Hemming's companion book, "the Conquest of The Incas". This book is perhaps even better, as I believe it involved more research and it deals with a subject that has been generally ignored by historians of Latin American for some reason; that is the exploration of the northern portion of South America, specifically. We know the search for the "Gilded Man" etc. has been dealt with quite a bit, but
He has experienced expeditions cutting into unexplored forest, and has visited many American Indian tribes, notably on the upper , 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. . John Hemming has long been interested in the conquest period of South America