River of Darkness Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery down the Amazon

Name: River of Darkness Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery down the Amazon
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ISBN: 9780553807509

ISBN-10: 0553807501

ISBN-13: 9780553807509

Edition: 2011

Authors: Buddy Levy

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From the acclaimed author ofConquistadorcomes this thrilling account of one of historyrs"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 navigation of the Amazon-river of darkness, pathway to gold. In 1541, the brutal conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro and his well-born lieutenant Francisco Orellana set off from Quito in search of La Canela, South Americars"s rumored Land of Cinnamon, and the fabled El Dorado, "the golden man." Driving an enormous retinue of mercenaries, enslaved natives, horses, hunting dogs, and other animals across the Andes, they…

Book details

List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/22/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.650
Language: English

Buddy Levy is the author ofnbsp;Conquistador,nbsp;River of Darkness, and American Legend. He is co-star of Brad Meltzer'snbsp;Decodednbsp;on H2 (History Channel), and has been featured or reviewed innbsp;The New York Times,nbsp;The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, Booklist,nbsp;andnbsp;Library Journal.



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Prologue



A Confluence of Conquistadors



Birth of the Golden Dream



Into the Andes



El Barco and the San Pedro



The Split



The Plight of Gonzalo Pizarro



St. Eulalia's Confluence-The Amazon



The Victoria



River of Darkness, Brothers of Doom



The Assassination of Francisco Pizarro



On the Maranon to the Realm of Machiparo



Among the Omagua



Big Blackwater River



Encountering the Amazons



The Trumpeter's Tale



Tides of Change and a Sweetwater Sea



The Homeward Reach



The Last Stand of the Last Pizarro



The Expedition to New Andalusia-Return to the Amazon


Epilogue


Chronology


A Note on the Text and Sources


Notes


Bibliography


Acknowledgments


Illustration Credits


Index