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A “rollicking,” “vividly re-created,” and “enticing romp” that tells the true story of an obsessive quest to find El Dorado, set against the backdrop of Elizabethan political intrigue and a competition with Spanish conquistadors for the legendary city’s treasure, all in a “breezy tale starring an audacious hero' (Wall Street Journal)

As early as 1530, reports of El Dorado, a city of gold in the South American interior, beckoned to European explorers. Whether there was any truth to the stories remained to be seen, but the allure of unimaginable riches was enough to ensnare dozens of would-be heroes and glory hounds in the desperate hunt. Among them was Sir Walter Raleigh: ambitious courtier, confidant to Queen Elizabeth, and, before long, El Dorado fanatic.
 
Entering the Elizabethan court as an upstart from a family whose days of nobility were far behind them, Raleigh used

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    Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
    Publication Date: 6/6/2024
    ISBN13: 9780316497008, 978-0316497008
    ISBN10: 0316497002
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    Biography: adventurers and explorers

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    A “rollicking,” “vividly re-created,” and “enticing romp” that tells the true story of an obsessive quest to find El Dorado, set against the backdrop of Elizabethan political intrigue and a competition with Spanish conquistadors for the legendary city’s treasure, all in a “breezy tale starring an audacious hero' (Wall Street Journal)

    As early as 1530, reports of El Dorado, a city of gold in the South American interior, beckoned to European explorers. Whether there was any truth to the stories remained to be seen, but the allure of unimaginable riches was enough to ensnare dozens of would-be heroes and glory hounds in the desperate hunt. Among them was Sir Walter Raleigh: ambitious courtier, confidant to Queen Elizabeth, and, before long, El Dorado fanatic.
     
    Entering the Elizabethan court as an upstart from a family whose days of nobility were far behind them, Raleigh used

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