Paradise of the Damned
The True Story of an Obsessive Quest for El Dorado, the Legendary City of Gold
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From the bestselling author of Born to Be Hanged comes a transporting, richly researched account of Sir Walter Raleigh's scramble to find El Dorado, set against the backdrop of Elizabethan England's political intrigues and the rival Spanish conquistadors vying for El Dorado's treasure.
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This was such a pleasure to read. Filled with remarkable tales of exploration and a study on man’s desire to find the mythical. I learned so much about Sir Walter Raleigh and am happy for it.
