Name: The Quest for El Dorado. Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold
SKU: 68664003
Author: David Gibbins;David Gibbins;Ruben Crow

portada The Quest for El Dorado. Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold

The Quest for El Dorado. Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold

Type

audio_libro

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

David Gibbins;David Gibbins;Ruben Crow

Year

2026

Language

English

ISBN13

9781526688880

The Quest for El Dorado. Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold

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Synopsis "The Quest for El Dorado. Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold"

Bloomsbury presents
The Quest for El Dorado: Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold by David Gibbins, read by Ruben Crow.

'This is history at its most readable' MENSUN BOUND, author of
The Ship Beneath the Ice

'Engaging, engrossing and thoroughly enjoyable' MATTHEW RESTALL, author of
When Montezuma Met Cortés

'Vivid and capitivating' PROFESSOR JAMES CHESHIRE, author of
The Library of Lost Maps

In 1594, English adventurer Sir Walter Ralegh heard the story of a lost city in South America from a Spanish conquistador. Setting out from Plymouth in February 1595, Ralegh reached the mouth of the Orinoco River and travelled over 400 miles inland to find it. Along the way, he
captured galleons full of treasure, fought the Spanish and befriended the indigenous peoples.

Hoping to win favour with
Queen Elizabeth I, he was convinced that a 'gold-rich empire more lucrative than Peru' lay just beyond reach. He vowed to return once more, so he could finally earn fame and fortune. The book that he wrote about his voyage,
Discoverie, reveals the worldview of Europeans on the cusp of the modern era and the enormous drive that the search for unimaginable riches gave men such as Ralegh during the Age of Exploration. But, after he was
imprisoned by James I, with a death sentence hanging over him, his hopes were put on hold for years until he was finally granted a second chance to try again…

The Quest for El Dorado is
a compelling new narrative of one of the most enduring myths in history. Based on contemporary sources and his own researches as a maritime archaeologist, David Gibbins tells
a story of exploration and plunder, shedding new light on Ralegh's famous voyages.

A compelling maritime story of shipwreck and plunder that breathes new life into one of the greatest quests in the history of exploration: the search for the legendary City of Gold