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Chronicles the history of adventure in one of the world's most remote river basins--from the early incursions of the Spanish conquistadors to the crusade of Walter Hardenburg in 1907, and beyond
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Anthony Smith, now President of Magdalen College, is a major figure in the world of communication--especially television and film. He is the author of a number of books including Goodbye Gutenberg and the forthcoming Television: An International History.
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Anthony Smith, now President of Magdalen College, is a major figure in the world of communication--especially television and film. He is the author of a number of books including Goodbye Gutenberg and the forthcoming Television: An International History.
Christmas, 1541: Francisco de Orellano and 57 Spanish soldiers set off downstream from the headwaters of the Amazon in Ecuador; nine months later, they reached the Atlantic Ocean. In this history of Amazon exploration, Smith ( The Great Rift ) writes of mutiny and murder, miraculous survival, shifts in world power and international rivalries. A 1637 Portuguese expedition was the first to journey upstream to Quito, and a century later, the French made the first scientific studies of the region. Smith follows the trail of Alexander von Humboldt and Aime Bonpland up the Orinoco to their discovery of a natural link with Amazon waters in 1800. En route the pair collected and measured everything they could reach. We also meet 19th-century Englishmen Richard Spruce and Henry Wickham, who snatched the greatest prizes of the Amazon--seeds of the chinchona (source of quinine) and rubber trees. Later, in 1913, a young American traveler, Walter Hardenburg, brought to light the evils of the rubber industry. The book will appeal to travel and adventure buffs. Illustrated.
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- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0670813109
- ISBN 13 9780670813100
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