Searching for El Dorado : a journey into the South American rainforest on the tail of the world's largest gold rush
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Published
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2002.
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Book
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0385502524, 9780385502528
Physical Desc
253 pages : map ; 22 cm
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| High Springs Branch - Adult Non-Fiction | 918.81 HER 2002 | In |
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Published
New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2002.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
ISBN
0385502524, 9780385502528
Notes
Description
"The search for the lost City of Gold in the Amazon basin has inspired adventurers since the days of the Spanish conquistadors and Sir Walter Raleigh. Intrigued by the cultural, economic, and environmental fallout of a five-hundred-year gold rush, journalist Marc Herman traveled to the rainforests of Guyana, where he joined up with a rowdy crew of local gold miners as they pursued their dreams of riches."
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"In an adventure-filled narrative rich with humor and empathy, Herman brings to life the group of miners. They are independent prospectors who wear all their earnings on their fingers and around their necks - their bank accounts are oversized rings and huge gold necklaces. But yards away from the mines where these men seek their fortunes with techniques reminiscent of California's forty-niners - dynamite, tin pans, and wooden sluices - there are mines run by international corporations that fail to alleviate the area's poverty despite their tremendous technological and political power."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Herman, M. (2002). Searching for El Dorado: a journey into the South American rainforest on the tail of the world's largest gold rush . Nan A. Talese/Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Herman, Marc, 1969-. 2002. Searching for El Dorado: A Journey Into the South American Rainforest On the Tail of the World's Largest Gold Rush. Nan A. Talese/Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Herman, Marc, 1969-. Searching for El Dorado: A Journey Into the South American Rainforest On the Tail of the World's Largest Gold Rush Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Herman, Marc. Searching for El Dorado: A Journey Into the South American Rainforest On the Tail of the World's Largest Gold Rush Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2002.
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