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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 979
EAN: 9780826320865
ISBN: 0826320864
Label: University of New Mexico Press
Manufacturer: University of New Mexico Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Date: March 01, 1999
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Studio: University of New Mexico Press
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This riveting true story recounts the authors journey on horseback across Arizona and New Mexico, retracing Coronados desperate search for the legendary Seven Cities of Gold. First published in 1992 and now available only from UNM Press, this classic adventure tale reveals the Southwest as it was when Europeans first saw it and shows how much, and how little, it has changed. The great myth of the American West, Preston writes, is that there was a winning of it.
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An absolutely wonderful account of three men who set off on a 1,000 mile journey across the Southwestern USA. Two of them finished the trip - the third one having dropped out early. The adventures of these men, interlaced with the fascinating history of the land, and those who sought to conquer and tame it, kept me up reading till way past midnight several nights in a row.
One of the travelers, Walter Nelson, a neighbor of author, Douglas Preston, was a professional photographer. ... Read More
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463 richly researched and documented pages detailing 450 years of southwest adventure and discovery! Very hard to put down!
Douglas Preston literally takes you in his saddle bag on two 900-mile horseback/roughing-it odysseys with his cantankerous Santa Fe artist friend Walter Nelson. Two journeys cover the same geography: Coronado's 1540 epic exploration from New Spain/Mexico through Arizona, New Mexico and Kansas.
The chapters and episodes are written from multiple viewpoints: ... Read More
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I have become a Douglas Preston fan, not for his well known books but, because of his smaller horseback travelogues that he has written. The author has an engaging storytelling style that is blended expertly with superb research into his subjects. You can not help learning not only about Coronado and his party, the native peoples and civilizations Coronado encounters but also learn a lot about the author and his traveling companions. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to understand Coronado, ... Read More
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I'm a big fan of Preston's fiction, but also a fan of early explorations of America, so when I heard about this book, I had to buy it. It turns out to be a great combination of what I love about his fiction books, plus historical non-fiction. It's a wonderfully told tale of adventure, it's extremely informative, as well as being very funny. I'm really savoring it, and will definitely hand it off to my dad, who's a big history buff. Then I'll reread it again, one day before I visit Arizona again. A fantastic ... Read More
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Very minor spoiler alert:
A great book, and I would actually give it 4.5 stars. I won't repeat what other reviewers and the description say to describe the book. It's great, and I would only say that: 1) Preston, and therefore the story, was never quite sure what it was going to be about and therefore it meanders a bit. For the most part this is what makes the book worth reading, but I wish Preston ended with more of a reflection upon his journey and how it impacted him (and Walter) in contrast ... Read More
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