I Am Rich Potosi The Mountain That Eats Men
, by Galeano, Eduardo; Holloway, Marguerite; Ferry, StephenNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781580930284 | 158093028X
- Cover: Hardcover
- Copyright: 4/1/1999
The magnificent mountain of Potosi in Bolivia yielded more silver than any other mountain or region of the world. In the 16th and 17th centuries this wealth flowed through Spain into Europe and played an important role in the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution and trade with Asia. Yet the grueling work of extracting the silver was left to the indigenous population of the Andes, who were enslaved by the Spanish and died by the thousands on the mountain.