The Loss of El Dorado A History Author:V. S. Naipaul The history of Trinidad begins with a delusion: the belief that somewhere nearby on the South American mainland lay El Dorado, the mythical kingdom of gold. In this extraordinary and often gripping book, V. S. Naipaul -- himself a native of Trinidad -- shows how that delusion drew a small island into the vortex of world events, making it the obj... more »ect of Spanish and English colonial designs and a mecca for treasure-seekers, slave-traders, and revolutionaries.« less