Mourning El Dorado: Literature and Extractivism in the Contemporary American Tropics

by Charlotte Rogers

What ever happened to the legend of El Dorado, the tale of the mythical city of gold lost in the Amazon jungle? Charlotte Rogers argues that El Dorado has not been forgotten and still inspires the reckless pursuit of illusory wealth. The search for gold in South America during the colonial period inaugurated the "promise of El Dorado"--the belief that wealth and happiness can be found in the tropical forests of the Americas. That assumption has...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813942659
• ISBN13: 9780813942650
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"