In Quest of El Dorado
Stephen Graham
Read by 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)
Chapters
00 Preface | 3:27 | Read by Steven Seitel |
01 In Madrid | 31:10 | Read by Steven Seitel |
02 En Route for Cadiz | 12:02 | Read by Steven Seitel |
03 The Indies | 14:30 | Read by Steven Seitel |
04 Porto Rico | 20:07 | Read by Steven Seitel |
05 Santo Domingo and Haiti | 37:24 | Read by Steven Seitel |
06 Cuba | 18:50 | Read by Steven Seitel |
07 At Santa Fe | 12:36 | Read by Steven Seitel |
08 Cowboys | 16:53 | Read by Steven Seitel |
09 Indians | 31:08 | Read by Steven Seitel |
10 Mexicans of New Mexico | 13:41 | Read by Steven Seitel |
11 From New Mexico to the Isthmus | 6:21 | Read by Steven Seitel |
12 Climbing a Peak in Darien | 38:31 | Read by Steven Seitel |
13 Republics of Panama and Nicaragua | 10:39 | Read by Steven Seitel |
14 The Canal | 22:20 | Read by Steven Seitel |
15 Panama to New York | 11:25 | Read by Steven Seitel |
16 America of Today Viewed from New York | 27:34 | Read by Steven Seitel |
17 Across America North to South | 12:36 | Read by Steven Seitel |
18 The Dance of the Jemez Indians | 33:59 | Read by Steven Seitel |
19 The Dance of the Zunyi Indians | 34:56 | Read by Steven Seitel |
20 Descent into the Grand Canyon | 16:41 | Read by Steven Seitel |
21 Goodbye to the Horses | 5:07 | Read by Steven Seitel |
22 The Gold | 6:59 | Read by Steven Seitel |
23 Approaching Mexico from the North | 20:49 | Read by Steven Seitel |
24 At Montezuma's Capital | 23:29 | Read by Steven Seitel |
25 Ad Astra | 1:11:19 | Read by Steven Seitel |
Reviews
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.