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Walking the Amazon
860 Days --one Step at A Time
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Describes the author's quest to walk the entire length of the Amazon River, offering details on the effects of deforestation and his encounters with both vicious animals and tribal members with machetes.
Imprint:
New York - Plume Books
Pages:
319
Edition:
1st American ed
ISBN:
9780452298262, 0452298261
Language:
English
Notes:
Peru and the source of the Amazon. Conception to birth -- The search for the source of the Amazon -- Descending the deepest canyon in the world -- The Red Zone. The Red Zone -- The Ashaninkas -- Gadiel 'Cho' Sanchez Rivera -- The dark march to Colombia. 'Look after your gringo or we'll cut his head off' -- Depression -- Recovery in Iquitos -- The drugs-trafficking trail to Colombia -- Brazil. Entering Brazil -- Starvation -- 'Cuando hay-hay. Cuando no hay-no hay' -- Dedication -- 'He doesn't talk much, the gringo' -- The sprint finish
Statement of responsibility:
Ed Stafford
Characteristics:
319 p., [16] p. of plates :,col. ill., maps ;,21 cm
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Add a CommentLoved the book! It's not only an amazing achievement, but a great narrative: a rare glimpse into a mind of a tough guy. There are too many books written sugar-coating great achievements and experiences... with this book the reader feels like s/he is really there with Ed. The ways he goes about stuff is like it really happens in most any adventure - a little bit of glory, and a lot of doubts, mistakes, questions more common than answers, etc. Some reviewers were baffled by Ed's introspective writing - those must have been people who don't venture far from well traveled pathways. Highly recommended.
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