Sir Walter Raleigh and the Quest for El Dorado
Sir Walter Raleigh and the Quest for El Dorado
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Sir Walter Raleigh and the Quest for El Dorado by Marc Aronson
2001 Sibert Medal Winner In this extraordinarily well researched and insightful biography, Marc Aronson explores the amazing accomplishments and dismal failures of one of the most flamboyant figures of the Elizabethan age. Best remembered for laying his coat in a muddy puddle so that Queen Elizabeth I could walk across it, Sir Walter Ralegh committed himself to pleasing his monarch and obtaining power in her court. He heroically risked his life in battle time and again, chasing after glory to win her favor. His notoriously ill-fated quest for the mythological golden city of El Dorado was perhaps his grandest attempt, but it also was his undoing, and Ralegh ultimately paid for his mistakes with his life. Despite his shortcomings, he was not only charismatic and brave, he was brilliant as well, and his contributions to the New World and to western culture as a whole were vast and enduring. MAPS, ENDNOTES and BIBLIOGRAPHY, TIMELINE, INDEX.2001 Sibert Medal Winner
In this extraordinarily well researched and insightful biography, Marc Aronson explores the amazing accomplishments and dismal failures of one of the most flamboyant figures of the Elizabethan age. Best remembered for laying his coat in a muddy puddle so that Queen Elizabeth I could walk across it, Sir Walter Ralegh committed himself to pleasing his monarch and obtaining power in her court. He heroically risked his life in battle time and again, chasing after glory to win her favor. His notoriously ill-fated quest for the mythological golden city of El Dorado was perhaps his grandest attempt, but it also was his undoing, and Ralegh ultimately paid for his mistakes with his life. Despite his shortcomings, he was not only charismatic and brave, he was brilliant as well, and his contributions to the New World and to western culture as a whole were vast and enduring. MAPS, ENDNOTES and BIBLIOGRAPHY, TIMELINE, INDEX.Marc Aronson is a published novelist and editor who has won numerous awards. He resides in Maplewood, New Jersey.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780395848272 |
| ISBN 10 | 039584827X |
| Title | Sir Walter Raleigh and the Quest for El Dorado |
| Author | Marc Aronson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
| Year published | 2000-04-17 |
| Number of pages | 222 |
| Prizes | Winner of Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Nonfiction) 2000, Winner of Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (Children's Book) 2001, Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Fourteen and Up) 2000, Short-listed for Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |