| Cities of Gold: A Journey Across the American Southwest Contributor(s): Preston, Douglas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826320864 ISBN-13: 9780826320865 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General - History | Expeditions & Discoveries - History | Latin America - Mexico |
| Dewey: 917.9 |
| LCCN: 98054583 |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 6.15" W x 9.29" (1.53 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Mexican - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This riveting true story recounts the author's journey on horseback across Arizona and New Mexico, retracing Coronado's 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Preston, Douglas: - Douglas Preston has written several books on the Southwest. He is also the coauthor of the novels Relic, Riptide, and Thunderhead (1999).Preston, Douglas: - Douglas Preston has written several books on the Southwest. He is also the coauthor of the novels Relic, Riptide, and Thunderhead (1999). |