The treasure of the Sierra Madre /

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Three American adventurers decide to invest their resources in a dangerous search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform title:	Schatz der Sierra Madre.
Author / Creator:	Traven, B.
Format:	Book
Language:	English German
Imprint:	New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.
Subjects:	Gold mines and mining > Mexico > Fiction. Gold mines and mining. Mexico > Fiction. Mexico. Fiction.
Retention:	Retained for Eastern Academic Scholars' Trust (EAST) http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials

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Summary:	Three American adventurers decide to invest their resources in a dangerous search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A CULT MASTERPIECE--THE ADVENTURE NOVEL THAT INSPIRED JOHN HUSTON'S CLASSIC FILM, BY THE ELUSIVE AUTHOR WHO WAS A MODEL FOR THE HERO OF ROBERTO BOLAÃ'O'S 2666 Little is known for certain about B. Traven. Evidence suggests that he was born Otto Feige in Schlewsig-Holstein and that he escaped a death sentence for his involvement with the anarchist underground in Bavaria. Traven spent most of his adult life in Mexico, where, under various names, he wrote several bestsellers and was an outspoken defender of the rights of Mexico's indigenous people. First published in 1935, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre is Traven's most famous and enduring work, the dark, savagely ironic, and riveting story of three down-and-out Americans hunting for gold in Sonora.
Physical Description:	308 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:	9780809092970 0809092972
Author Notes:	B. Traven (1882-1969) was a pen name of the most engimatic writer of the twentieth century. His other aliases include Hal Croves, Traven Torsvan and Ret Marut. Born in Germany or Chicago, Traven spent much of his adult life in Mexico. He once wrote "I shall always and at all times prefer to be pissed on by dogs than reveal who I am." He is a model for Archimboldi, the hero of Roberto Bolano's 2666.