In Quest of El Dorado
Stephen Graham
Lu par Steven Seitel





Lively (and often unsparing) descriptions of the people, places, and customs that the author encounters as he attempts to retrace the steps of the early Spanish conquistadores in the Americas: Columbus, Cortez, Pizarro, Balboa, Coronado. (Summary by Steven Seitel) (9 hr 14 min)
Chapitres
00 Preface | 3:27 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
01 In Madrid | 31:10 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
02 En Route for Cadiz | 12:02 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
03 The Indies | 14:30 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
04 Porto Rico | 20:07 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
05 Santo Domingo and Haiti | 37:24 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
06 Cuba | 18:50 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
07 At Santa Fe | 12:36 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
08 Cowboys | 16:53 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
09 Indians | 31:08 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
10 Mexicans of New Mexico | 13:41 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
11 From New Mexico to the Isthmus | 6:21 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
12 Climbing a Peak in Darien | 38:31 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
13 Republics of Panama and Nicaragua | 10:39 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
14 The Canal | 22:20 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
15 Panama to New York | 11:25 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
16 America of Today Viewed from New York | 27:34 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
17 Across America North to South | 12:36 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
18 The Dance of the Jemez Indians | 33:59 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
19 The Dance of the Zunyi Indians | 34:56 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
20 Descent into the Grand Canyon | 16:41 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
21 Goodbye to the Horses | 5:07 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
22 The Gold | 6:59 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
23 Approaching Mexico from the North | 20:49 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
24 At Montezuma's Capital | 23:29 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
25 Ad Astra | 1:11:19 | Lu par Steven Seitel |
Critiques
Needs 10 stars!!





Sandyjeans
I stumbled onto this audiobook on librivox.org called "In Quest of El Dorado" by Stephen Graham. Written in 1924, it's a real eye-opening history book re: politics, cultures, society, geography, attitudes, etc, etc from the viewpoint of an avid British traveler in the time between the world wars delving into the whole European quest for new world gold from pre-columbus thru his time. I learned SO MUCH about central and south american history!! So much never covered in school. I dont always agree with his opinions, esp in the last chapter, but having spent my 69 years in the southwest except for almost 4 years living in Mexico and Guatemala, i can see why he says what he does, I just interpret it differently. I STRONGLY recommend everyone read/listen to it at least once. I plan to read it several times to catch things i missed.