Paintings enhance the text through a chronicle of our planet--its origin, its development, and its future.
William K. Hartmann Libri


In 1539, the priest Marcos de Niza was sent by Coronado to explore the area north of New Spain. He returned with tales of the seven cities of Cibola - cities of gold. Over 450 years later, an archaeologist working for a land developer sets out along the same route as de Niza.