Explorers of the Amazon

by Smith, Anthony
ISBN: 9780226763378
Availability:
$9.99
Used - Trade Paperback - 9780226763378

Available Offers

Pickup at {0} Out of stock at {0} Check other stores
FREE
Ship to Me
$3.99

Overview

Explorers of the Amazon vividly describes how European explorers such as Pedro Cabral, Francisco De Orellana, Lope de Aguirre, and Madame Godin encountered the vast wilderness of the Amazon basin; how they searched, exploited, and fought over its riches; and what they learned and failed to learn through four centuries of adventure. Anthony Smith not only enriches this history with fascinating geographical, political, and scientific details but also gives a strong warning to those who continue to exploit this great river's resources.

"The history of Amazonian exploration, wonderfully told by Anthony Smith, is awash with madness-an extravagant mixture of the malevolent and the miraculous."-Stephen Mills, Times Literary Supplement

  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Smith, Anthony
  • ISBN: 9780226763378
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.28 x 0.92
  • Number Of Pages: 344
  • Publication Year: 1994