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From the acclaimed author of Conquistador comes this thrilling account of one of history’s greatest adventures of discovery. With cinematic immediacy and meticulous attention to historical detail, here is the true story of a legendary sixteenth-century explorer and his death-defying... read more
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First Sentence edit
Conquistador Francisco Orellana stood on the sodden riverbank and regarded the ceaseless roil of the river, uncertain where the dark waters were heading.
Table of Contents edit
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Prologue
1. A Confluence of Conquistadors
2. Birth of the Golden Dream
3. Into the Andes
4. El Barco and the San Pedro
5. The Split
6. The Plight of Gonzalo Pizarro
7. St. Eulalia's Confluence - the Amazon
8. The Victoria
9. River of Darkness, Brothers of Doom
10. The Assassination of Francisco Pizarro
11. On the Maranon to the Realm of Machiparo
12. Among the Omagua
13. Big Blackwater River
14. Encountering the Amazons
15. The Trumpeter's Tale
16. Tides of Change and a Sweetwater Sea
17. The Homeward Reach
18. The Last Stand of the Last Pizarro
19. The Expedition to New Andalusia - Return to the Amazon
Epilogue
Chronology
A Note on the Text and Sources
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Illustration Credits
Index
Series & Lists edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- Buddy Levy (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-553-80750-9
Page Count: 324
Publisher: Bantam Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: 978-0-553-80750-9
Page Count: 324
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: E125 O6 L48 2011
- Dewey: 981.01
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › South America
- Books › History › Americas › Central America
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