Paradise Of The Damned: True Story An Obsessive Quest For El Dorado Legendary City Gold Keith Thomson Little Brown Company Αγγλικά Βιβλία History

A \ Rollicking Vividly Re-Created And Enticing Romp\ That Tells The True Story Of An Obsessive Quest To Find El Dorado Set Against Backdrop Elizabethan Political Intrigue Competition With Spanish Conquistadors For Legendary City\ S Treasure All In Breezy Narration Makes Historical Subject Matter Sizzle\ (Publishers Weekly)As Early As 1530 Reports City Gold South American Interior Beckoned European Explorers Whether There Was Any Truth Stories Remained Be Seen But Allure Unimaginable Riches Enough Ensnare Dozens Would-Be Heroes Glory Hounds Desperate Hunt Among Them Sir Walter Raleigh: Ambitious Courtier Confidant Queen Elizabeth Before Long Fanatic Entering Court Upstart From Family Whose Days Nobility Were Far Behind Raleigh Used His Military Acumen Good Looks Sheer Audacity Scramble Into Limelight Yet Same Swagger Proved Undoing Secret Marriage Lady-In-Waiting Enraged Landed Him Tower London Between Ensuing Grim Prospects At Underlying Lust Adventure Legend Became Unwavering Siren Song Hypnotized On Securing Release He Journeyed Across Ocean Fabled Gambling Painstakingly Acquired Wealth Hard-Won Domestic Bliss Very Life What Awaited So-Called New World Endless Miles Hot Dense Jungle Packed Deadly Flora Fauna Warring Indigenous Civilizations Other Unforeseen Dangers Meanwhile Back Home Multitude Rivals Plotted Demise Paradise Damned Like Keith Thomson\ Critically Acclaimed Born Hanged Brings This Lush Captivating Detail Book Charts Raleigh\ Search Dorado-As Well Many Doomed Expeditions Preceded Accompanied His-Providing Not Only Invaluable History Also Gripping Narrative Traveling Ends Earth Realize Too Late Lies Is Greatest Σελίδες: 400 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0827 Διαστάσεις: 16 2X16 2Cm