Jim’s Reviews > Cradle of Gold: The Story of Hiram Bingham, the Real Indiana Jones, and the Search of Machu Picchu > Status Update

Bingham was in over his head. He had embarrassed Yale, the U.S. State Department, and most of all himself. Fueled by equal parts self-regard and intellectual curiosity, he had attempted to anoint Yale as Peru's archeological godfather as well as ensure a continuous northward flow of artifacts. The goals were naively ambitious, and his reputation was under attack.