01741cam a2200325 i 4500 1184834627 TxAuBib 20240531120000.0 240214s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780316497008 HRD 34.00 0316497002 HRD 34.00 TxAuBib rda Thomson, Keith, 1965-, author. Paradise of the damned [BOOK] : the true story of an obsessive quest for El Dorado, the legendary city of gold / Keith Thomson. True story of an obsessive quest for El Dorado, the legendary city of gold. First edition. New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2024. xi, 381 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-368) and index. "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.". 20240531. Raleigh, Walter Sir 1552?-1618 Travel Guiana. El Dorado. Explorers Great Britain Biography. Great Britain History Elizabeth, 1558-1603. Guiana Discovery and exploration.