| Edition |
[First edition]. |
| Description |
xvi, 313 pages : map. ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
American trails series
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| Contents |
Prologue: The birth of El Dorado -- Something in the wind: a Peruvian harvest?; The tea caddy of gold; Sailor on horseback; Mexico City interlude; The wild ride to the Gulf of Mexico; Very Cruz: Port of embarkation; The price of fame -- Sellers of the dream: Drummers and the myth; Did you hear about...?; The guidebook men; The empire builder; Merchant of nightmares -- Which way is El Dorado, Senor?: To go adventuring; The Mexico crossing -- The deadly land: Push on to adventure; The men from Westfield; California via Texas; The curse of Cholera; The golden lure; Whirlwind of disaster; A place of decision; A country of fear -- Ay, Chihuahua!: To court disaster; The only good Indian; The city of the North; North of Chihuahua, South of the Rio Grande; Janos: The last outpost -- Jornado del Muerto: The lower road; The determined Texans; El Paso del Norte: frontier crossroads; The bloody road to Janos; The Guadalupe Pass; Beyond the Pass; The road to Tucson; The Gila Trail; Across the Rio Colorado is California -- Barrancas and playas: the central crossing: False trail signs; True to the breed; The man who knew Daniel Webster; The lonely road to Durango; Durango: gateway to the Sierra Madre; An ocean of mountains; Mazatlan and Old Ocean; The Tampico Trail; The road to Guadalajara; Guadalajara: kingdom of color; The barranca country; Tepic: a mountain seaport; There's a ship at San Blas -- Following Cortes: The southern route: A helmet full of gold; The prevailing infection; Vera Cruz: city of invasion; Trail of conquest; The wheel of fortune: Mexico City; The China road; Acapulco: the southern playa -- Epilogue: The death of El Dorado -- Notes -- Maps: El Dorado Trail: Northern route; Central routes; Southern route; Entry routes into Mexico; Lower road. |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [295]-306. |
| Subject |
Overland journeys to the Pacific.
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California -- Gold discoveries.
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Mexico -- Description and travel.
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