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The Discovery of Guiana

The Discovery of Guiana - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Sir Walter RaleighPublish date:2015-02-18Pages:84
Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781508526551ISBN-10:1508526559UPC:9781508526551Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, Latin AmericaBook Topic:Great Britain, South AmericaSize:9.02 x 5.98 x 0.17 inchesWeight:0.2712Product ID:SCRV6048RS
The Discovery of Guiana is a book by Sir Walter Raleigh, who wrote this account one year after his 1595 journey to "Guiana", the Venezuelan region of Guayana. He also visited Trinidad. The book includes some material of a factual nature, but postulates the existence of a gold-rich civilisation or El Dorado on the basis of little evidence. After enjoying several years of high esteem from Queen Elizabeth I, which stemmed in part from his previous exploits at sea, Raleigh suffered a short imprisonment for secretly marrying one of the Queen's ladies-in-waiting. In an attempt to bring himself back into favor, Raleigh sailed to Guiana in 1595, hoping to find gold and other material to exchange or extort. One contemporary scholar remarks of this journey, "Although the expedition itself was hardly a success-Ralegh conquered no lands, found no stores of wealth, and discovered little not observed by earlier adventurers-he created a triumph for himself by publishing The Discovery."
Language:EnglishPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformISBN-13:9781508526551ISBN-10:1508526559UPC:9781508526551Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, Latin AmericaBook Topic:Great Britain, South AmericaSize:9.02 x 5.98 x 0.17 inchesWeight:0.2712Product ID:SCRV6048RS
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

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