The Quest of El Dorado; the Most Romantic Episode in the History of South American Conquest
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Or, still again, it is declared that the extraordinary episode of South American history known as the quest of El Dorado is an instance of one of those mysterious aber- rations of the human mind whose origin and continuance can be explained only by an expert in the psychology of history.
We need not, however, seek for any such recondite reasons for the explanation of the facts which have been the subject matter of the preceding pages. Fortune-seekers and adventurers in search of wealth to be se...cured without slow and monotonous toil have ever existed in the world and are in it still, en- gaged in schemes different only in name from that which so captivated the minds of men two and three centuries ago. And they, too — all of them — ^have their Dorado which 219 THE QUEST OF EL DORADO occasions the same feverish activity, the same intense excitement, the same eager desire to achieve fame and fortune as characterized the Conquistadores in their fa- mous expeditions in quest of the Gilded King.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Or, still again, it is declared that the extraordinary episode of South American history known as the quest of El Dorado is an instance of one of those mysterious aber- rations of the human mind whose origin and continuance can be explained only by an expert in the psychology of history.
We need not, however, seek for any such recondite reasons for the explanation of the facts which have been the subject matter of the preceding pages. Fortune-seekers and adventurers in search of wealth to be se...cured without slow and monotonous toil have ever existed in the world and are in it still, en- gaged in schemes different only in name from that which so captivated the minds of men two and three centuries ago. And they, too — all of them — ^have their Dorado which 219 THE QUEST OF EL DORADO occasions the same feverish activity, the same intense excitement, the same eager desire to achieve fame and fortune as characterized the Conquistadores in their fa- mous expeditions in quest of the Gilded King.
What to read after The Quest of El Dorado; the Most Romantic Episode in the History of South American Conquest?
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