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Book Eldorado and the Quest for Fortune and Glory in South America

Download or read book Eldorado and the Quest for Fortune and Glory in South America written by Peter O. Koch and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book American Lumberman

Download or read book American Lumberman written by and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 1630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Seeking El Dorado

    Book Details:
  • Author : Autry Museum of Western Heritage
  • Publisher : University of Washington Press
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN : 9780295980829
  • Pages : 562 pages

Download or read book Seeking El Dorado written by Autry Museum of Western Heritage and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of African Americans in California

Book Report

    Book Details:
  • Author : California. Debris Commissioner
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1899
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 30 pages

Download or read book Report written by California. Debris Commissioner and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Secret Cities of Old South America

Download or read book Secret Cities of Old South America written by Harold T. Wilkins and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monstrous beasts, lost worlds, vanished civilizations, Amazon warriors, even Atlantis and Noahs ark figure in this wondrous and rare book. Hard to find in print before now, this obscure 1952 work is an artifact itself, of the postwar fascination with all things mysterious, from flying saucers to ancient astronauts to the third eye. In this wildly entertainingand more than a little bit preposterousdocument, Wilkins takes us from mountain jungles to unexplored swamps on a search for the hidden secrets of old South America. Seekers after the arcane and fans of the paranormal will delight in this odd and extraordinary volume. British journalist and historian HAROLD T. WILKINS (18911960) is also the author of Mysteries of Ancient South America (1945) and Mysteries of Time and Space (1958).

Book West American History

Download or read book West American History written by Hubert Howe Bancroft and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book American Mythology

Download or read book American Mythology written by Don Nardo and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2012-12-28 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores some of the popular myths of the modern United States and discusses their role in the culture and the values they reflect. Readers are introduced to American frontier heroes, both real and imaginary, such as Davy Crockett and Paul Bunyon. The book covers details about legendary ghost ships, haunted houses, pirate treasure, monsters, and lost cities, and relates these stories to the experiences and values of American culture.

Book Bulletin of the Pan American Union

Download or read book Bulletin of the Pan American Union written by Pan American Union and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 968 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Scientific American

Download or read book Scientific American written by and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The American Bar

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  • Author : James Clark Fifield
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1918
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 760 pages

Download or read book The American Bar written by James Clark Fifield and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The American River Basin Project

Download or read book The American River Basin Project written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Lands. Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Encyclopedia Americana

Download or read book The Encyclopedia Americana written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Oil Weekly

Download or read book The Oil Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The American Child

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  • Author : Caroline Field Levander
  • Publisher : Rutgers University Press
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 9780813532233
  • Pages : 334 pages

Download or read book The American Child written by Caroline Field Levander and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the time that the infant colonies broke away from the parent country to the present day, narratives of U.S. national identity are persistently configured in the language of childhood and family. In The American Child: A Cultural Studies Reader, contributors address matters of race, gender, and family to chart the ways that representations of the child typify historical periods and conflicting ideas. They build on the recent critical renaissance in childhood studies by bringing to their essays a wide range of critical practices and methodologies. Although the volume is grounded heavily in the literary, it draws on other disciplines, revealing that representations of children and childhood are not isolated artifacts but cultural productions that in turn affect the social climates around them. Essayists look at games, pets, adolescent sexuality, death, family relations, and key texts such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the movie Pocahontas; they reveal the ways in which the figure of the child operates as a rich vehicle for writers to consider evolving ideas of nation and the diverse role of citizens within it.

Book The Encyclopedia Americana

Download or read book The Encyclopedia Americana written by Frederick Converse Beach and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: