The Loss of El Dorado

The Loss of El Dorado

Author: V. S. Naipaul

Publisher: Vintage Canada

Published: 2011-12-14

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0307370631

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The history of Trinidad begins with a delusion: the sixteenth century belief that somewhere nearby on the South American mainland lay the fabulous kingdom of El Dorado. Two centuries of multinational intrigue followed, personified in the rivalled quest for the mythical kingdom of gold between the aging conquistador Antonio de Berrio and Sir Walter Ralegh, and culminating in the brutal stewardship of Thomas Picton, the English governor put on trial for the torture of a fourteen-year-old mulatto girl. Relating this labyrinthine story with clarity and novelistic drama, V. S. Naipaul accomplishes an unparalleled feat of historical writing.


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Download or read book The Loss of El Dorado written by V. S. Naipaul and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2011-12-14 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Trinidad begins with a delusion: the sixteenth century belief that somewhere nearby on the South American mainland lay the fabulous kingdom of El Dorado. Two centuries of multinational intrigue followed, personified in the rivalled quest for the mythical kingdom of gold between the aging conquistador Antonio de Berrio and Sir Walter Ralegh, and culminating in the brutal stewardship of Thomas Picton, the English governor put on trial for the torture of a fourteen-year-old mulatto girl. Relating this labyrinthine story with clarity and novelistic drama, V. S. Naipaul accomplishes an unparalleled feat of historical writing.

The Loss of El Dorado

The Loss of El Dorado

Author: V. S. Naipaul

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2011-03-16

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 0307789330

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In this masterpiece about Trinidad, the Nobel Prize-winning author has “given us a lesson in history [and] shown us how it is best written” (The New York Times). The history of Trinidad begins with a delusion: the belief that somewhere nearby on the South American mainland lay El Dorado, the mythical kingdom of gold. In this extraordinary and often gripping book, V. S. Naipaul—himself a native of Trinidad—shows how that delusion drew a small island into the vortex of world events, making it the object of Spanish and English colonial designs and a mecca for treasure-seekers, slave-traders, and revolutionaries. Amid massacres and poisonings, plunder and multinational intrigue, two themes emerge: the grinding down of the Aborigines during the long rivalries of the El Dorado quest and, two hundred years later, the man-made horror of slavery. An accumulation of casual, awful detail takes us as close as we can get to day-to-day life in the slave colony, where, in spite of various titles of nobility, only an opportunistic, near-lawless community exists, always fearful of slave suicide or poison, of African sorcery and revolt. Naipaul tells this labyrinthine story with assurance, withering irony, and lively sympathy. The result is historical writing at its highest level.


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Download or read book The Loss of El Dorado written by V. S. Naipaul and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-03-16 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this masterpiece about Trinidad, the Nobel Prize-winning author has “given us a lesson in history [and] shown us how it is best written” (The New York Times). The history of Trinidad begins with a delusion: the belief that somewhere nearby on the South American mainland lay El Dorado, the mythical kingdom of gold. In this extraordinary and often gripping book, V. S. Naipaul—himself a native of Trinidad—shows how that delusion drew a small island into the vortex of world events, making it the object of Spanish and English colonial designs and a mecca for treasure-seekers, slave-traders, and revolutionaries. Amid massacres and poisonings, plunder and multinational intrigue, two themes emerge: the grinding down of the Aborigines during the long rivalries of the El Dorado quest and, two hundred years later, the man-made horror of slavery. An accumulation of casual, awful detail takes us as close as we can get to day-to-day life in the slave colony, where, in spite of various titles of nobility, only an opportunistic, near-lawless community exists, always fearful of slave suicide or poison, of African sorcery and revolt. Naipaul tells this labyrinthine story with assurance, withering irony, and lively sympathy. The result is historical writing at its highest level.

The Loss of El Dorado

The Loss of El Dorado

Author: V. S. Naipaul

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780330487078

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This history of Trinidad exposes the barbaric cruelties of slavery and torture. Essentially two stories, the first tells of Walter Raleigh's raid on Trinidad and South America in 1595, the second, the attempt by Britain 200 years later to set up a revolution against the Spanish Empire in Trinidad.


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Download or read book The Loss of El Dorado written by V. S. Naipaul and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2001 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of Trinidad exposes the barbaric cruelties of slavery and torture. Essentially two stories, the first tells of Walter Raleigh's raid on Trinidad and South America in 1595, the second, the attempt by Britain 200 years later to set up a revolution against the Spanish Empire in Trinidad.

The Loss of El Dorado

The Loss of El Dorado

Author: Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul

Publisher: Penguin Books

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13:

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Focusing on the early 19th century, when British occupants inflicted a reign of terror on the island's black population, V.S. Naipaul's recreation of the history of Trinidad exposes the barbaric cruelties of slavery and torture and their consequences on all strata of society.


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Download or read book The Loss of El Dorado written by Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 1973 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the early 19th century, when British occupants inflicted a reign of terror on the island's black population, V.S. Naipaul's recreation of the history of Trinidad exposes the barbaric cruelties of slavery and torture and their consequences on all strata of society.

The Loss of El Dorado

The Loss of El Dorado

Author: Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul

Publisher:

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 394

ISBN-13:

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Download or read book The Loss of El Dorado written by Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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The Loss of El Dorado

Author: Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 376

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Download or read book The Loss of El Dorado written by Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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The Loss of El Dorado

Author: V. S. Naipaul

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Published: 1969

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Download or read book The Loss of El Dorado written by V. S. Naipaul and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Printbegrænsninger: Der kan printes 10 sider ad gangen og max. 40 sider pr. session.

The Search for El Dorado

The Search for El Dorado

Author: John Hemming

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9781842124451

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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.


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Download or read book The Search for El Dorado written by John Hemming and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2001 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Searching for El Dorado

Searching for El Dorado

Author: Marc Herman

Publisher: Nan A. Talese

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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From a young writer quickly becoming the quintessential foreign correspondent for a new generation, comes the compelling, tragicomic account of the centuries old quest for gold in South America.


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Download or read book Searching for El Dorado written by Marc Herman and published by Nan A. Talese. This book was released on 2003 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a young writer quickly becoming the quintessential foreign correspondent for a new generation, comes the compelling, tragicomic account of the centuries old quest for gold in South America.

Our Journey to El Dorado

Our Journey to El Dorado

Author: M.F. Renée

Publisher: The Cultural Story-Weaver

Published: 2021-11-23

Total Pages: 683

ISBN-13: 1736725351

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An unexpected encounter changes the lives of two women—both immigrants searching for purpose and a better life. Through their interwoven journey, both will question and embrace their faith. When one is asked to be the Arabic translator for a Moroccan woman newly arrived at a Spanish safe house, she has no idea of the journey upon which she is embarking. Born into privilege, she will come face to face with the ugly, dark side of the world, the suffering so many endure. She will also discover the joy and heartbreak of loving broken women, joining forces with them, fighting back to survive and thrive. Faith will guide their way, faltering at times, returning stronger. Journey along with them in this sometimes heart-wrenching, sometimes soaring memoir of discovery, disappointment, and redemption. Partial proceeds of the book will go to Habiba and the safe house work in Spain. “M.F. Renée is a poet, and this is a beautiful, powerful story. Her passion for the subject and her friend drips off every page. I’m never going to look at strawberries the same way again.” —Lorraine Thomas "A haunting story to remind us of the horrors some live through in this life . . . but also a beautiful story to remind us there is hope and redemption." —Kat Caldwell "While the subject matter is difficult, the story is not. It is a lovely tale of friendship, faith, and the difference even one person can make in the world. Read it, and share it." —Madison Michael


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Download or read book Our Journey to El Dorado written by M.F. Renée and published by The Cultural Story-Weaver. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unexpected encounter changes the lives of two women—both immigrants searching for purpose and a better life. Through their interwoven journey, both will question and embrace their faith. When one is asked to be the Arabic translator for a Moroccan woman newly arrived at a Spanish safe house, she has no idea of the journey upon which she is embarking. Born into privilege, she will come face to face with the ugly, dark side of the world, the suffering so many endure. She will also discover the joy and heartbreak of loving broken women, joining forces with them, fighting back to survive and thrive. Faith will guide their way, faltering at times, returning stronger. Journey along with them in this sometimes heart-wrenching, sometimes soaring memoir of discovery, disappointment, and redemption. Partial proceeds of the book will go to Habiba and the safe house work in Spain. “M.F. Renée is a poet, and this is a beautiful, powerful story. Her passion for the subject and her friend drips off every page. I’m never going to look at strawberries the same way again.” —Lorraine Thomas "A haunting story to remind us of the horrors some live through in this life . . . but also a beautiful story to remind us there is hope and redemption." —Kat Caldwell "While the subject matter is difficult, the story is not. It is a lovely tale of friendship, faith, and the difference even one person can make in the world. Read it, and share it." —Madison Michael