{"product_id":"9781526688941","title":"The Quest for El Dorado","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is history at its most readable'\u003c\/b\u003e MENSUN BOUND, author of\u003ci\u003e The Ship Beneath the Ice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Engaging, engrossing and thoroughly enjoyable' \u003c\/b\u003eMATTHEW RESTALL, author of \u003ci\u003eWhen Montezuma Met Cortés\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vivid and capitivating' \u003c\/b\u003ePROFESSOR JAMES CHESHIRE, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Library of Lost Maps\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new history of one of the greatest feats of exploration - Walter Ralegh's search for El Dorado, the legendary City of Gold.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 \u003cb\u003ecaptured galleons full of treasure\u003c\/b\u003e, fought the Spanish and befriended the indigenous peoples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoping to win favour with\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eQueen Elizabeth I\u003c\/b\u003e, 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, \u003ci\u003eDiscoverie\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003cb\u003eimprisoned by James I\u003c\/b\u003e, 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…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Quest for El Dorado\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003ea compelling new narrative of one of the most enduring myths in history\u003c\/b\u003e. Based on contemporary sources and his own researches as a maritime archaeologist, David Gibbins tells \u003cb\u003ea story of exploration and plunder, shedding new light on Ralegh's famous voyages\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57193576497525,"sku":"9781526688941","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781526688941.jpg?v=1778921563","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781526688941","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}