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| Author | Scott O'Dell[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | September 1966 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 272 pp (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0-395-06963-7 (hardcover), ISBN 0-440-94538-0 (paperback) |
| OCLC | 301963 |
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.[2] 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.[3] The title refers to the one fifth share of spoils expected by the Spanish Crown.
- ^ "Scott O'Dell, 91; 'Writer of Books That Children Read'". Los Angeles Times. 18 October 1989.
- ^ "Buried Treasure - Mysterious Cities of Gold". Anime News Network. 10 February 2024.
- ^ "THE KING'S FIFTH by Scott O'Dell". Kirkus Reviews.