Download or read book Hiram Bingham and the Dream of Gold written by Daniel Cohen and published by M Evans & Company. This book was released on 1984-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of the man who discovered Machu Pichu in 1911 and later gave up his scholarly exploration to pursue a career in politics, taking a seat in the U.S. Senate after a two-day term as Governor of Connecticut.
Download or read book Hiram Bingham and the Dream of Gold written by Daniel Cohen and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-03-24 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hiram Bingham was the ideal explorer-adventurer—handsome, rich, intelligent, brave, and tough. His life seems like something out of film hero Indiana Jones’s exploits in Raiders of the Lost Ark. The descendant of strong-willed missionaries, Bingham was born in Hawaii in 1875, At Yale he specialized in South American studies and became a college teacher. Gradually, the romance of the past took hold of his practical soul. Obsessed by the Incas and his dream of uncovering lost cities, Bingham initiated and expedition to Peru that would lead him to uncharted territories. Using quotations from Bingham’s accounts, Cohen describes how in 1911 Bingham made the greatest archaeological find of the century, the rediscovery of Machu Picchu, the abandoned Inca city in the remote Peruvian mountains. On later expeditions he discovered other lost cities, as he continued his research on the mysteries of Machu Picchu and the last of the Incans, despite the physical hardships and dangers of exploration. When World War I broke out, Bingham learned to fly—no small accomplishment in those pioneering days of aviation. He eventually joined the American forces in France as head of the largest Allied flight training base in Europe. After the war, the ambitious and restless Bingham entered a new career, politics, and was elected senator from Connecticut in a landslide victory. But he was too proud an individualist to do well in government. Bingham spent the rest of his life writing and lecturing. Bingham led the kind of action-packed life that most people only dream of. Daniel Cohen has written a story sure to capture the imagination of everyone who likes history enlivened by cliff-hanging adventures.
Download or read book Cradle of Gold written by Christopher Heaney and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1911, a young Peruvian boy led an American explorer and Yale historian named Hiram Bingham into the ancient Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. Hidden amidst the breathtaking heights of the Andes, this settlement of temples, tombs and palaces was the Incas' greatest achievement. Tall, handsome, and sure of his destiny, Bingham believed that Machu Picchu was the Incas' final refuge, where they fled the Spanish Conquistadors. Bingham made Machu Picchu famous, and his dispatches from the jungle cast him as the swashbuckling hero romanticized today as a true Indiana Jones-like character. But his excavation of the site raised old specters of conquest and plunder, and met with an indigenous nationalism that changed the course of Peruvian history. Though Bingham successfully realized his dream of bringing Machu Picchu's treasure of skulls, bones and artifacts back to the United States, conflict between Yale and Peru persists through the present day over a simple question: Who owns Inca history? In this grand, sweeping narrative, Christopher Heaney takes the reader into the heart of Peru's past to relive the dramatic story of the final years of the Incan empire, the exhilarating recovery of their final cities and the thought-provoking fight over their future. Drawing on original research in untapped archives, Heaney vividly portrays both a stunning landscape and the complex history of a fascinating region that continues to inspire awe and controversy today.
Download or read book Amazing Archaeologists and Their Finds written by William Scheller and published by The Oliver Press, Inc.. This book was released on 1994-05-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each chapter discusses a major archaeological find, such as King Tut's tomb, the walls of Troy, and the city of Jericho, and profiles the key individuals involved
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Download or read book Cradle of Gold written by Neil B. Chambers and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2011-07-05 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christopher Heaney takes the reader into the heart of Peru's past to relive the dramatic story of the final years of the Incan empire, the recovery of their final cities and the fight over their future. Drawing on original research in untapped archives, Heaney portrays both a stunning landscape and the complex history of a region that continues to inspire awe and controversy today. --from publisher description
Download or read book Neoliberal Reform in Machu Picchu written by Pellegrino A. Luciano and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2017-11-01 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Latin America completes its second decade of neoliberal reforms, Pellegrino A. Luciano takes readers on an ethnographic journey back to a moment of monumental social and economic change in Peru. In Neoliberal Reform in Machu Picchu, Luciano describes the privatization struggles and challenges of people living in the district of Machu Picchu, a heritage area and tourism destination, during the early 2000s. This Incan citadel became central to the Peruvian government’s neoliberal policies and efforts to project a new global image and attract foreign capital. Luciano analyzes the role of middle-class actors in consequence, resistance, and accommodation to these neoliberal changes. This book is recommended for scholars of anthropology, political science, economics, tourism studies, and history.
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Download or read book Voyage to Discovery written by Diane P. Ramsay and published by Libraries Unlimited. This book was released on 1992-10-15 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Guide to teaching the age of exploration through games, songs, creative dramatics, crafts, writing projects, and group discussions.
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