Chris house

A compelling true account of an Englishman searching for Cibola, the fabled Seven Cities Of Gold. It is hard to fathom a more fantastic foray into one of the most inhospitable places on earth in search of fortune and ultimately plumbing the depths of one's resolve. His storytelling is second to none and the reader becomes more and more riveted by the page as the magical spectre of the natural world of the Peruvian jungle reveals it's secrets on it's own terms. Mr. Clarke leaves no stones unturned and is a most formidable explore of the highest sort who brandishes his will and cunning like the mightiest of sabres who almost perishes under the living monster that is part of the largest rainforest of the world, the mighty Amazon.

Without doubt one of the most important books detailing one of the greatest challenges of American history. Thoroughly and painstakingly researched and lovingly crafted it brings to light mankind's hubris and ultimate failures at controlling nature yet posits human resolve as a viable reality in the epic struggle to survive both the outer and inner demons that rage within the human experience.