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Book Synopsis Valverde's Gold by : Mark Honigsbaum
Download or read book Valverde's Gold written by Mark Honigsbaum and published by Picador. This book was released on 2005-10-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Mark Honigsbaum discovers an ancient Spanish treasure guide buried in his research notebooks, he cannot help but be drawn into the legend of Valverde, a conquistador with a treasure trail that has proven fatal for the past 400 years. Undeterred by the cursed history of the gold, Honigsbaum embarks on an epic journey into the last uncharted range in the Andes--the Llanganati Mountains of eastern Ecuador. This is the story of how the lure of gold intoxicates even the most level-headed of historians, and of how men--and women--are seized with the desire to claim treasure from one of the most inhospitable landscapes in the world. Honigsbaum battles through mountains, jungles, and conflicting stories, and, as he draws closer to the hidden cache, illuminates the allure of lost gold and the hold it has on our imagination.
Book Synopsis Valverde's Gold by : Mark Honigsbaum
Download or read book Valverde's Gold written by Mark Honigsbaum and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-05-17 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deliciously detailed and dense, as satisfying as any mystery. . . spellbinding' As a ransom for his King, a Incan general leaves a hoard of gold for the Spanish Conquistador Pizzaro. In mysterious circumstances the gold disappeared leaving only its legend, and a map, behind. In Valverde's Gold Mark Honigsbaum attempts to unravel a myth that has obsessed men for centuries and has led to many fruitless and fatal treasure hunts. Undeterred by this, and armed with a Victorian botanist's map, Honigsbaum embarks on an epic journey into the dark heart of South America. This is the story of how gold can intoxicate even the most mild mannered of historians, about how characters - both real and fictional - become seized with the desire to claim lost treasure from even the most inhospitable areas of the world. On his quest he meets a bizarre array of treasure hunters, profiteers and traffickers, all with an unquenchable thirst for the hoard that has eluded man for centuries. Battling through the mountains and jungles, Mark Honigsbaum brings us closer to understanding the allure of the treasure hunt, as he gets closer to the hidden gold. Rich in description, atmosphere and adventure, Valverde's Gold is an unforgettable journey into greed, obsession and legend, and a must for anyone who has dreamed of being Indiana Jones.
Book Synopsis Valverde's Gold by : Mark Honigsbaum
Download or read book Valverde's Gold written by Mark Honigsbaum and published by Pan. This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a ransom for his King, an Incan general leaves a hoard of gold for the Spanish Conquistador Pizzaro. In mysterious circumstances the gold disappears - leaving only its legend, and a map, behind. Armed with a Victorian botanist's map, Mark Honigsbaum embarks on an epic journey into the dark heart of South America. This is the story of how gold can intoxicate even the most mild-mannered of historians, about how characters - both real and fictional - become seized with the desire to claim lost treasure from even the most inhospitable areas of the world. On his quest he meets a bizarre array of treasure hunters, profiteers and traffickers, all with an unquenchable thirst for the hoard that has eluded man for centuries. Valverde's Gold is an unforgettable journey into greed, obsession and legend.
Download or read book Bloody Valverde written by John Taylor and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1999-03 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first complete account of the largest battle in New Mexico, and a turning point in the Civil War in the West.
Book Synopsis Latin American Cultural Objects and Episodes by : William H. Beezley
Download or read book Latin American Cultural Objects and Episodes written by William H. Beezley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delight in the cultural aspects of Latin America by observing the objects that give life to history Latin American Cultural Objects and Episodesprovides readers with an eclectic and fascinating exploration of Latin American history through the examination of physical objects. Distinguished author and Professor William H. Beezley takes readers on a journey that includes objects used music and visual media, such as movies, documentaries, and television. Forming an integral part of the history they represent, the objects described in this book tell the tale of the little known or neglected part of Latin American history. While most historical authors and researchers focus on the political and economic life of Latin America, this author uses the objects he highlights to explain and illuminate the daily lives of the Latin American peoples and the legacies that they share. Forming an essential part of a comprehensive understanding of Latin American history, the book includes discussions and explorations of: How objects have transformed and shaped the cultures of Latin America over the years Unusual and interesting objects serendipitously discovered by a variety of researchers and historians Ten chapters, each beginning with an object acting as a synecdoche or metonym that introduces a discussion of Latin American historical life The significance of the objects to particular religious practices, musical traditions, or schools of visual media, such as folk art, film or television Perfect for anyone interested in Latin American life beyond politics and economics, Latin American Cultural Objects and Episodes belongs on the bookshelves of everyone with a curiosity about culture in Latin America as it’s revealed through physical objects.
Book Synopsis Viola; Heiress of St. Valverde by : Mrs. Botsford (Margaret)
Download or read book Viola; Heiress of St. Valverde written by Mrs. Botsford (Margaret) and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Valverde's Gold written by Richard Spruce and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-09-04 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of obscure historical papers and correspondence concerning Ecuador, The Llanganati Mountains, Inca Treasure and the "Derrotero de Valverde" presented to The Royal Geographical Society around the turn of the century! These papers tell an intriguing and timeless tale that begat many! "On the Mountains of Llanganati, in the Eastern Cordillera of the Quitonian Andes" by Richard Spruce "Travels in Ecuador" by Jordan Stabler "The Inca Treasure of Llanganati" by E.C. Brooks Over the past century numerous explorers have conducted countless expeditions into the Llanganati Mountains of Ecuador utilizing Spruce's paper as the basis for their quest of hidden Inca gold. Many of these explorers, including the world renowned Llanganati expert Eugen K. Brunner, conducted their quests oblivious to the entirety of Spruce's paper, of which only a portion had been published in his work "Notes Of A Botanist on the Amazon & Andes." Without access to Spruce's entire paper and the works of Stabler and Brooks, many years of explorations were in vain. Now, all three works can be read together relating an intriguing tale of many genres!
Book Synopsis Viola; Heiress of St. Valverde. An Original Romance. [In Verse.] To which is Annexed a Variety of Original Poetical Pieces ... Second Edition by : Margaret BOTSFORD
Download or read book Viola; Heiress of St. Valverde. An Original Romance. [In Verse.] To which is Annexed a Variety of Original Poetical Pieces ... Second Edition written by Margaret BOTSFORD and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Golden Empire written by Hugh Thomas and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-08-23 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a master chronicler of Spanish history comes a magnificent work about the pivotal years from 1522 to 1566, when Spain was the greatest European power. Hugh Thomas has written a rich and riveting narrative of exploration, progress, and plunder. At its center is the unforgettable ruler who fought the French and expanded the Spanish empire, and the bold conquistadors who were his agents. Thomas brings to life King Charles V—first as a gangly and easygoing youth, then as a liberal statesman who exceeded all his predecessors in his ambitions for conquest (while making sure to maintain the humanity of his new subjects in the Americas), and finally as a besieged Catholic leader obsessed with Protestant heresy and interested only in profiting from those he presided over. The Golden Empire also presents the legendary men whom King Charles V sent on perilous and unprecedented expeditions: Hernán Cortés, who ruled the “New Spain” of Mexico as an absolute monarch—and whose rebuilding of its capital, Tenochtitlan, was Spain’s greatest achievement in the sixteenth century; Francisco Pizarro, who set out with fewer than two hundred men for Peru, infamously executed the last independent Inca ruler, Atahualpa, and was finally murdered amid intrigue; and Hernando de Soto, whose glittering journey to settle land between Rio de la Palmas in Mexico and the southernmost keys of Florida ended in disappointment and death. Hugh Thomas reveals as never before their torturous journeys through jungles, their brutal sea voyages amid appalling storms and pirate attacks, and how a cash-hungry Charles backed them with loans—and bribes—obtained from his German banking friends. A sweeping, compulsively readable saga of kings and conquests, armies and armadas, dominance and power, The Golden Empire is a crowning achievement of the Spanish world’s foremost historian.
Book Synopsis Report of the Secretary of the Territory, 1903-1904, and Legislative Manual, 1905 by : New Mexico. Office of the Secretary of State
Download or read book Report of the Secretary of the Territory, 1903-1904, and Legislative Manual, 1905 written by New Mexico. Office of the Secretary of State and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Gold Eaters written by Ronald Wright and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Utterly irresistible…The Gold Eaters is truly the gold standard to which all fiction — historical and otherwise — should aspire.” — Buzzfeed A sweeping, epic historical novel of exploration and invasion, of conquest and resistance, and of an enduring love that must overcome the destruction of one empire by another. Kidnapped at sea by conquistadors seeking the golden land of Peru, a young Inca boy named Waman is the everyman thrown into extraordinary circumstances. Forced to become Francisco Pizarro's translator, he finds himself caught up in one of history's great clashes of civilzations, the Spanish invasion of the Incan Empire of the 1530s. To survive, he must not only learn political gamesmanship but also discover who he truly is, and in what country and culture he belongs. Only then can he be reunited with the love of his life and begin the search for his shattered family, journeying through a land and a time vividly depicted here. Based closely on real historical events, The Gold Eaters draws on Ronald Wright’s imaginative skill as a novelist and his deep knowledge of South America to bring alive an epic struggle that laid the foundations of the modern world.
Book Synopsis Territory of New Mexico by : New Mexico (Territory). Secretary's Office
Download or read book Territory of New Mexico written by New Mexico (Territory). Secretary's Office and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sweat of the Sun, Tears of the Moon by : Peter Lourie
Download or read book Sweat of the Sun, Tears of the Moon written by Peter Lourie and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight billion dollars? worth of Inca gold and silver are rumored to be hidden in an unmapped region of the Andes. This is the captivating story of that fabled treasure and the centuries-old spell it has cast on many, including a young American student, Peter Lourie. While completing anthropological fieldwork in Ecuador, Lourie heard the legend of Atahualpa?s ransom. The Incas gathered seven-hundred tons of gold (Sweat of the Sun) and silver (Tears of the Moon) to purchase the freedom of their king, Atahualpa, from Pizarro and his conquistadors. After the Inca ruler?s murder, the treasure vanished into the forsaken Llanganati range of the Andes. Lourie abandoned his graduate school ambitions to search for Atahualpa?s ransom. His quest for clues and his journey into the heart of the Andes is an absorbing and exciting detective story. Lourie?s account is also unforgettable for its revelations about the lives and characters of seasoned treasure hunters, the obsessed few lured by the siren song of legendary gold.
Download or read book Lost Realms of Gold written by Tony Allan and published by Time Life Medical. This book was released on 1998 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting book that explores the South American mythmakers' fascination with shapeshifting and magic.
Book Synopsis Handbook of Smart Materials in Analytical Chemistry by : Miguel de la Guardia
Download or read book Handbook of Smart Materials in Analytical Chemistry written by Miguel de la Guardia and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to smart materials and how they are used in sample preparation, analytical processes, and applications This comprehensive, two-volume handbook provides detailed information on the present state of new materials tailored for selective sample preparation and the legal frame and environmental side effects of the use of smart materials for sample preparation in analytical chemistry, as well as their use in the analytical processes and applications. It covers both methodological and applied analytical aspects, relating to the development and application of new materials for solid-phase extraction (SPE) and solid-phase microextraction (SPME), their use in the different steps and techniques of the analytical process, and their application in specific fields such as water, food, air, pharmaceuticals, clinical sciences and forensics. Every chapter in Handbook of Smart Materials in Analytical Chemistry is written by experts in the field to provide a comprehensive picture of the present state of this key area of analytical sciences and to summarize current applications and research literature in a critical way. Volume 1 covers New Materials for Sample Preparation and Analysis. Volume 2 handles Analytical Processes and Applications. Focuses on the development and applications of smart materials in analytical chemistry Covers both, methodological and applied analytical aspects, for the development of new materials and their use in the different steps and techniques of the analytical process and their application in specific fields Features applications in key areas including water, air, environment, pharma, food, forensic, and clinical Presents the available tools for the use of new materials suitable to aid recognition process to the sample preparation and analysis A key resource for analytical chemists, applied laboratories, and instrument companies Handbook of Smart Materials in Analytical Chemistry, 2V Set is an excellent reference book for specialists and advanced students in the areas of analytical chemistry, including both research and application environments.
Book Synopsis Asymmetric Ecologies in Europe and South America around 1800 by : Susanne Schlünder
Download or read book Asymmetric Ecologies in Europe and South America around 1800 written by Susanne Schlünder and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume proposes new ways of understanding the historical semantics of the relationship between humans and nature in South America in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The authors in this volume use the notion of asymmetry to discuss the representations of and forms of knowledge about nature circulating in, and about, colonial and postcolonial South America. They argue that the production of knowledge about the American natural space widened the power gap between the Europeans colonizers and the local population. This gap, therefore, rests on what we call 'asymmetric ecologies': Eurocentric epistemic orders excluded forms of indigenous, mestizo, and Creole knowledge about nature. By looking at literary as well as non-literary sources, such as natural histories, travel narratives, encyclopaedias or medical writing, the essays in this volume trace the origins of new theoretical paradigms (ecocriticism, biopolitics, transarea studies, etc.), and examine the regional cultural, identity, and epistemic conflicts that undercut the Eurocentric narrative of enlightened modernity.
Download or read book We, the King written by Adrian Masters and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-03-31 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reveals how ordinary subjects in the New World aided and abetted law-making in the Spanish Empire.
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