Author: Emma Orczy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
El Dorado (pronounced [el doˈɾaðo], English: /ˌɛl dəˈrɑːdoʊ/; Spanish for "the golden one"), originally El Hombre Dorado ("The Golden Man") or El Rey Dorado ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (zipa) of the Muisca people, an indigenous people of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense of Colombia, who, as an initiation rite, covered himself with gold dust and submerged in Lake Guatavita. The legends surrounding El Dorado changed over time, as it went from being a man, to a city, to a kingdom, and then finally to an empire.A second location for El Dorado was inferred from rumors, which inspired several unsuccessful expeditions in the late 1500s in search of a city called Manõa on the shores of Lake Parime. Two of the most famous of these expeditions were led by Sir Walter Raleigh. In pursuit of the legend, Spanish conquistadors and numerous others searched what is today Colombia, Venezuela, and parts of Guyana and northern Brazil, for the city and its fabulous king. In the course of these explorations, much of northern South America, including the Amazon River, was mapped. By the beginning of the 19th century, most people dismissed the existence of the city as a myth.[1]Several literary works have used the name in their titles, sometimes as "El Dorado", and other times as "Eldorado".
Eldorado
Author: Baroness Emma Orczy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
El Dorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book. A French-language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title La Capture du Mouron Rouge. As well as containing all the main characters from the first book, El Dorado introduces several new characters and features the Baron de Batz, who also turns up in Sir Percy Leads the Band and The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Baron Jean de Batz is a genuine historical figure).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
El Dorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book. A French-language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title La Capture du Mouron Rouge. As well as containing all the main characters from the first book, El Dorado introduces several new characters and features the Baron de Batz, who also turns up in Sir Percy Leads the Band and The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Baron Jean de Batz is a genuine historical figure).
El Dorado Illustrated
Author: Emma Orczy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
El Dorado (pronounced [el doˈɾaðo], English: /ˌɛl dəˈrɑːdoʊ/; Spanish for "the golden one"), originally El Hombre Dorado ("The Golden Man") or El Rey Dorado ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (zipa) of the Muisca people, an indigenous people of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense of Colombia, who, as an initiation rite, covered himself with gold dust and submerged in Lake Guatavita. The legends surrounding El Dorado changed over time, as it went from being a man, to a city, to a kingdom, and then finally to an empire.A second location for El Dorado was inferred from rumors, which inspired several unsuccessful expeditions in the late 1500s in search of a city called Manõa on the shores of Lake Parime. Two of the most famous of these expeditions were led by Sir Walter Raleigh. In pursuit of the legend, Spanish conquistadors and numerous others searched what is today Colombia, Venezuela, and parts of Guyana and northern Brazil, for the city and its fabulous king. In the course of these explorations, much of northern South America, including the Amazon River, was mapped. By the beginning of the 19th century, most people dismissed the existence of the city as a myth.[1]Several literary works have used the name in their titles, sometimes as "El Dorado", and other times as "Eldorado".
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
El Dorado (pronounced [el doˈɾaðo], English: /ˌɛl dəˈrɑːdoʊ/; Spanish for "the golden one"), originally El Hombre Dorado ("The Golden Man") or El Rey Dorado ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (zipa) of the Muisca people, an indigenous people of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense of Colombia, who, as an initiation rite, covered himself with gold dust and submerged in Lake Guatavita. The legends surrounding El Dorado changed over time, as it went from being a man, to a city, to a kingdom, and then finally to an empire.A second location for El Dorado was inferred from rumors, which inspired several unsuccessful expeditions in the late 1500s in search of a city called Manõa on the shores of Lake Parime. Two of the most famous of these expeditions were led by Sir Walter Raleigh. In pursuit of the legend, Spanish conquistadors and numerous others searched what is today Colombia, Venezuela, and parts of Guyana and northern Brazil, for the city and its fabulous king. In the course of these explorations, much of northern South America, including the Amazon River, was mapped. By the beginning of the 19th century, most people dismissed the existence of the city as a myth.[1]Several literary works have used the name in their titles, sometimes as "El Dorado", and other times as "Eldorado".
El Dorado Illustrated
Author: Baroness Emma Orczy
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Eldorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Eldorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.
Eldorado Illustrated
Author: Baroness Orczy
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
El Dorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.A French-language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title La Capture du Mouron Rouge. As well as containing all the main characters from the first book, El Dorado introduces several new characters and features Baron de Batz, who also turns up in Sir Percy Leads the Band and The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Baron Jean de Batz is a genuine historical figure).
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
El Dorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments of the original book.A French-language version, translated and adapted by Charlotte and Marie-Louise Desroyses, was also produced under the title La Capture du Mouron Rouge. As well as containing all the main characters from the first book, El Dorado introduces several new characters and features Baron de Batz, who also turns up in Sir Percy Leads the Band and The Way of the Scarlet Pimpernel (Baron Jean de Batz is a genuine historical figure).
Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado
Author: Marc Aronson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395848272
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Recounts the adventurous life of Ralegh the English explorer who led many expeditions to the new world.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395848272
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Recounts the adventurous life of Ralegh the English explorer who led many expeditions to the new world.
The Legend of El Dorado
Author: Nancy Van Laan
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Chibcha Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A retelling of the Chibcha Indian legend about how the treasure of El Dorado came to be.
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
ISBN:
Category : Chibcha Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
A retelling of the Chibcha Indian legend about how the treasure of El Dorado came to be.
El Dorado "29,"
Author: Francis I. Maule
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alaska
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Tales of the Angler's Eldorado: New Zealand
Author: Zane Grey
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Tales of the Angler's Eldorado by Zane Grey is about New Zealand and its mysterious and plentiful varieties of mythic trout. Grey writes about monstrous swordfish and lovely, bountiful streams. Excerpt: "THERE is always something wonderful about a new fishing adventure trip—for a single day, or for a week, or for months. The enchantment never palls. For years on end, I have been trying to tell why, but that has been futile. Fishing is like Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece."
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Tales of the Angler's Eldorado by Zane Grey is about New Zealand and its mysterious and plentiful varieties of mythic trout. Grey writes about monstrous swordfish and lovely, bountiful streams. Excerpt: "THERE is always something wonderful about a new fishing adventure trip—for a single day, or for a week, or for months. The enchantment never palls. For years on end, I have been trying to tell why, but that has been futile. Fishing is like Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece."
The Search for El Dorado
Author: John Hemming
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9781842124451
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The El Dorado legend of a naked ruler who covered his body in gold dust became an obsession for conquistadores and successive adventurers in search of the sacred gold of the Indians in Central and Southern America. John Hemming, author of Red Gold, tells of the cruelty of the explorers but also of the indescribable hardships they suffered. A beguiling book illustrated with images from the Gold Museum in Bogota.
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 9781842124451
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
The El Dorado legend of a naked ruler who covered his body in gold dust became an obsession for conquistadores and successive adventurers in search of the sacred gold of the Indians in Central and Southern America. John Hemming, author of Red Gold, tells of the cruelty of the explorers but also of the indescribable hardships they suffered. A beguiling book illustrated with images from the Gold Museum in Bogota.
The Story of the Cadillac Eldorado
Author: Jim Mezzanotte
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 9780836845327
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Highlights the history of the Cadillac Eldorado.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN: 9780836845327
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Highlights the history of the Cadillac Eldorado.