More thrilling than any adventure tale of the imagination is this true story of those who, for four centuries, have sought treasure in the fabulous lost mines of the Southwest. It is a fascinating saga of the lengths to which man will go in his search for gold - told with vigor, gusto and authority. This breathless cavalcade of the Southwest, from the time of Coronado down to today, presents a thousand exciting incidents. Pirates, outlaws, cowboys, rangers and miners, as well as preachers and doctors, earth-treading farmers and gold-thirsty women, all play their parts. Generations of men have disemboweled mountains, drained lakes and turned rivers out of their courses; countless lives have been lost and taken, unbelievable hardships endured, all in the search for gold. In this book, they pass before you in thrilling procession - gold-hungry adventures, hoping, believing, striving, fighting - the mad horde of Coronado's children., ISBN13: B0008587P2 ISBN10: B0008587P2 Material Type: hardcover