The Lost Amazon
The Pioneering Expeditions of Richard Evans Schultes
Published on 10. May 2016
Book
Hardback
216 pages
978-1-60887-654-9 (ISBN)
Description
Explore the uncharted Amazon with acclaimed botanist and pioneering Amazonian explorer, Richard Evans Schultes, guided by an intimate narrative that supplements his photography of indigenous tribes, hallucinogenic plants, stunning vistas, and much more.
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Language
English
Place of publication
San Rafael
United States
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
828 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60887-654-9 (9781608876549)
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01/2023
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Persons
Wade Davis studied for several years with Richard Evans Schultes while getting his PhD in ethnobotany and is a critically acclaimed, internationally best-selling author and anthropologist. His many books include The Serpent and the Rainbow, One River, The Wayfinders, and Into the Silence, winner of the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize, the top award for literary nonfiction in the English language. Between 1999 and 2013 he served as Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic and is currently Professor of Anthropology and the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia.