The Eldorado of the Ancients

The Eldorado of the Ancients
Author: Carl Peters
Publisher:
Total Pages: 508
Release: 1902
Genre: Africa
ISBN:

"My discoveries show particularly that the "Ophir" of the time of Solomon was the country between the lower Bambesi and the Limpopo River."--Introd.

The Eldorado of the Ancients

The Eldorado of the Ancients
Author: Karl Peters
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2013-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781230293707

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 edition. Excerpt: ...saw the natives wash a few grains of gold out of a bucket of river-mud. They had dreamt of Inca treasures, but forgot that also the gold of the Peruvian Children of the Sun " was obtained a grain at a time." We newcomers are not frightened by this method of going to work. When we call to mind that the modern miners on the Rand fetch up hard ore from more than a thousand feet, out of the bowels of the earth, which ore mostly yields no more than 6 to 8 dwts., or not even half an ounce; when we consider that the companies that undertake this work still manage to show large profits, we shall be better able to appreciate the riches of Manicaland. If the old works go down to modern times they still go back in parts to times prehistoric. To the east of our Count Moltke Mine we found old underground buildings just like those in Inyanga. Throughout Manicaland one finds ancient Phoenician gravestones. The religious views of the Manicas are those of the Makalangas. From the Zambesi down to this region of the Upper Pungwe we find one and the same civilisation. And this reaches, as I discovered later, unbroken, down to the Sabi and the Lundi. In fact, I believe that everywhere where one finds the negro washing gold to-day, one may conclude that his first impulse to do so was derived from other races. PHOENICIAN GRAVESTONE IN MANICALAND. The negro himself is much too indolent and lazy to obtain any metal grain by grain through labour, when there is not the prospect of receiving something for his belly in exchange. It would never occur to him to wash or dig for gold, not even to satisfy his own desire for ornaments, if strangers had not come who had offered him something to eat and drink for it. I find it altogether superfluous to follow here every...

The Eldorado of the Ancients (Classic Reprint)

The Eldorado of the Ancients (Classic Reprint)
Author: Carl Peters
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2017-11-26
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780331952919

Excerpt from The Eldorado of the Ancients About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Mysteries of the Ancients

Mysteries of the Ancients
Author: Kathryn Walker
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2009-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780778741473

The pyramids are a fascinating part of our history--but have you ever wondered if they were related to aliens from outer space? Is there really a city made of gold like in the story of El Dorado? This fascinating book examines the many myths and legends about our ancient past, searching for and finding facts about fascinating sites that include Stonehenge and the lost city of Tiahuanaco.

Complete Collection of Travel Literature

Complete Collection of Travel Literature
Author: Tahir Shah
Publisher: eBook Partnership
Total Pages: 2011
Release: 2013-07-17
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1783011734

This edition brings together Tahir Shah's full collection of travel writing: from India to Africa to South America, join the author on his unusual adventures and expeditions around the world. Shah's overwhelming laugh-out-loud style is present as he educates, informs, and amuses readers about the locations and people he discovers on his journeys.