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Cities of Gold: A Journey Across the American Southwest in Pursuit of Coronado

by Douglas Preston · 1992

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In April 1989, Douglas Preston and Walter Nelson set out to retrace Coronado's 1540-41 journey through the Southwest in search of the fabled cities of gold. The result is an extraordinary and indelible portrait of the modern Southwest in which Preston retraces Coronado's route, wandering over much of the "real West", fast vanishing under the corrosive tide of modern progress. Maps.

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American historyAmerican historyMore like thisLess of this
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American WestAmerican WestMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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long · 480 pages

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