Searching for El Dorado : a journey into the South American rain forest on the tail of the world's largest gold rush
Herman, Marc , 1969-
Searching for El Dorado : a journey into the South American rain forest on the tail of the world's largest gold rush / Marc Herman - 1st ed. - New York : N.A. Talese/Doubleday , 2003. - 253 p. : map ; 22 cm.
The 500-year-old quest for gold in the Amazon continues to fuel an industry of corporate and independent prospectors. Intrigued by the Amazon gold industry's cultural, economic, and environmental impact, Herman follows miners into the rainforests of Guyana providing a narrative portrait of the rowdy prospectors who wear their earnings as rings and necklaces, and whose antiquated mining techniques are reminiscent of California's forty-niners.
9780385502528
2002029034
Rain forests
Gold mines and mining
Adventure and adventurers.
El Dorado
Guyana----Description and travel
Venezuela---Description and travel
Amazon River Region---Description and travel
F2373 / .H47 2003
LAS 918 HER
Searching for El Dorado : a journey into the South American rain forest on the tail of the world's largest gold rush / Marc Herman - 1st ed. - New York : N.A. Talese/Doubleday , 2003. - 253 p. : map ; 22 cm.
The 500-year-old quest for gold in the Amazon continues to fuel an industry of corporate and independent prospectors. Intrigued by the Amazon gold industry's cultural, economic, and environmental impact, Herman follows miners into the rainforests of Guyana providing a narrative portrait of the rowdy prospectors who wear their earnings as rings and necklaces, and whose antiquated mining techniques are reminiscent of California's forty-niners.
9780385502528
2002029034
Rain forests
Gold mines and mining
Adventure and adventurers.
El Dorado
Guyana----Description and travel
Venezuela---Description and travel
Amazon River Region---Description and travel
F2373 / .H47 2003
LAS 918 HER
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