000			01686pam a2200229 a 4500
001			026252
005			20231009193232.0
008			080114s1991 nyu 000 0 eng
010			_a 90048963
020			_a9780689121111
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC
043			_as-ec---
082	0	0	_aLAS 986.6 LOU
100	1		_aLourie, Peter
245	1	0	_aSweat of the sun, tears of the moon : _ba chronicle of an Incan treasure _c/ Peter Lourie
260			_aNew York _b: Atheneum _a ; Toronto _b: Collier Macmillan Canada _b: Maxwell Macmillan International _c, 1991.
300			_a307 p. _c; 25 cm.
520	3		_aEight billion dollars worth of Inca gold & silver are rumored to be hidden in an unmapped region of the Andes. This is the captivating story of that fabled treasure & the centuries-old spell it has cast on many, including a young American student. While completing anthropological field work in Ecuador, the author heard the legend of Atahualpa's ransom. The Incas gathered seven-hundred tons of gold (Sweat of the Sun) & silver (Tears of the Moon) to purchase the freedom of their king, Atahualpa, from Pizarro & his conquistadors. After the Inca ruler's murder, the treasure vanished into the forsaken Llanganati range of the Andes. The author abandoned his graduate school ambitions to search for Atahualpa's ransom. His quest for clues & his journey into the heart of the Andes is an absorbing & exciting detective story. His account is also unforgettable for its revelations about the lives & characters of seasoned treasure hunters, the obsessed few lured by the siren song of legendary gold.
650			_aTreasure troves _z-Ecuador
650		0	_aIncas
942			_cMO
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