Searching for El Dorado
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- Synopsis
- 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. Herman is a journalist whose work has appeared in and . The book has no subject index. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2003
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307427656
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780375727030, 9780385502528
- Publisher:
- Vintage Books
- Date of Addition:
- 12/07/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Marc Herman
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Travel
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.