CITIES OF GOLD: Legendary Kingdoms, Quixotic Quests, and the Search for Fantastic New World Wealth

For half a millennium, stories of vast treasures have been part of the lore of the Americas. Yenne takes the reader from the rainforests and mountains of Peru, Paraguay, Brazil, and Guiana to the deserts and peaks of Mexico and the United States to tell the story of how the search for mysterious riches fueled exploration. Illus.