One River
Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest
$47.69
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2014
Summary
From the author of Into the Silence, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, comes an epic tale of adventure in the Amazon rainforest.
In 1941, Richard Evans Schultes took a leave of absence from Harvard University and disappeared into the Northern Amazon of Colombia. The world’s leading authority on the hallucinogens and medicinal plants of the region, he returned after twelve years of traveling through South America in a dug-out canoe, mapping uncharted rivers, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099592969 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099592967 |
| Author: | Wade Davis |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 488g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 43mm |
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Critics Review
Davis writes magnificently… A great lyrical book , as richly varied as the rain forests it describes
Davis writes magnificently… A great lyrical book, as richly varied as the rain forests it describes * New York Times Book Review *An exceptional tale of 20th-century scientific exploration and a rousing travelogue to places both real and illusory * Kirkus Reviews *Extraordinary…a biographical tapestry rich in history, adventure, intrigue and scholarship * Nature *A wild ride through one rapid after another…magnificent * Boston Globe *Brilliantly written..this is essential reading for anyone interested in [the Amazon] area * Good Book Guide *
About The Author
Wade Davis
Wade Davis is a multi award-winning writer, anthropologist, explorer and acclaimed photographer, his work has taken him from the Amazon to Tibet, Africa to Australia, Polynesia to the Arctic. He is the best-selling author of more than a dozen books, including The Serpent and the Rainbow, One River, and Into the Silence, which was awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize, and currently holds the post of National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence.
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