In Quest of El Dorado


Read by Steven Seitel

(5 stars; 3 reviews)

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!!


(5 stars)

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.