Paradise of the Damned: The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary City of Gold by Thomson, Keith
Paradise of the Damned: The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary City of Gold by Thomson, Keith

Paradise of the Damned: The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary City of Gold

From the bestselling author of Born to Be Hanged comes a transporting account of the obsessive quest...
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Author: Keith Thomson
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Paradise of the Damned: The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary City of Gold by Thomson, Keith

Paradise of the Damned: The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary City of Gold

$71.48
Paradise of the Damned: The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary City of Gold by Thomson, Keith

Paradise of the Damned: The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary City of Gold

$71.48
Author: Keith Thomson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
From the bestselling author of Born to Be Hanged comes a transporting account of the obsessive quest to find El Dorado, set against the backdrop of Elizabethan England's political intrigues and the rival Spanish conquistadors vying for El Dorado's treasure.

As early as 1530, rumors of El Dorado, the mythical city of gold, beckoned to European colonizers. Whether there was any truth to the story remained to be seen, but the allure of wealth alone was enough to ensnare dozens of would-be heroes and glory-hungry hopefuls. Among them was Sir Walter Raleigh: ambitious courtier, confidant to Queen Elizabeth, and, before long, El Dorado fanatic.

Throughout his tenuous rise to prominence and fall from grace, the unwavering siren song of El Dorado hypnotized Raleigh. The glittering promise of its wealth appeared to be the solution to all Raleigh's troubles, from his long imprisonment in the Tower of London to his multitude of cutthroat enemies.

Captivating, witty, and lush with historical detail, Keith Thomson's Paradise of the Damned charts Raleigh's quixotic search for El Dorado--as well as the many other doomed voyages that preceded and accompanied it.


Author: Keith Thomson
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 05/21/2024
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780316497008


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 12/01/2023 pg. 17
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