{"product_id":"cibola-peter-h-fairbanks-9798273050037","title":"Cibola: The Seven Cities of Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCibola: The Seven Cities of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e by Peter H. Fairbanks takes readers across deserts, centuries, and dreams in pursuit of one of history's most enduring legends-the mythical golden cities said to lie beyond the edge of the known world. From the windswept plains of New Spain to the red mesas of New Mexico, Fairbanks traces the origins of the Cíbola myth from medieval Spain's tales of lost Christian kingdoms to the fevered expeditions of the sixteenth century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the heart of the story is Francisco Vásquez de Coronado's grand but doomed journey of 1540-a march of hundreds across uncharted lands, driven by the promise of gold glimpsed in the words of a wandering friar. Through eyewitness chronicles, early maps, and the fragments of ruins scattered across the American Southwest, Fairbanks reconstructs the collision of myth and empire that reshaped two worlds forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the legend did not end with Coronado's retreat. It burned through Jesuit mission lore, frontier treasure maps, and modern expeditions that still seek the Seven Cities among the canyons and dust. Blending history, archaeology, and the psychology of the treasure hunter, \u003ci\u003eCibola: The Seven Cities of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e explores how the search for wealth became a search for meaning-and how, in every age, humanity continues to chase the horizon of its own imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRich in historical detail and cinematic in scope, Fairbanks's account moves from the chronicles of Fray Marcos de Niza and Pedro de Castañeda to the sacred geography of the Zuni, revealing that the true treasure was never metal, but the unquenchable spirit of discovery itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIdeal for readers fascinated by lost civilizations, Spanish exploration, and the enduring mysteries of the American Southwest, \u003ci\u003eCibola: The Seven Cities of Gold\u003c\/i\u003e blends meticulous research with evocative storytelling to illuminate the myth, the journey, and the desert light that still gleams like gold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter H. Fairbanks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798273050037\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Peter H. Fairbanks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997238505727,"sku":"9798273050037","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cibola-peter-h-fairbanks-9798273050037","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}