About this book
The King's Fifth (1966) is a children's historical novel by Scott O'Dell that was the inspiration for the cartoon TV series The Mysterious Cities of Gold. It describes, from the point of view of a teenage Spanish Conquistador, how the European search for gold in the New World of the Americas affected people's lives and minds. The title refers to the one fifth share of spoils expected by the Spanish Crown.
- Fiction
- History
- Juvenile fiction
- Discoveries in geography
- Conquerors
- Discovery and exploration
- Juvenile literature
- Newbery Honor
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