
Tree of Rivers
The Story of the Amazon
John Hemming(Author)
Thames & Hudson Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 14. April 2008
Book
Hardback
368 pages
978-0-500-51401-6 (ISBN)
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Description
This enthralling book brilliantly describes the passionate struggles that have taken place in order to utilize, protect and understand the wonder that is the Amazon. Hemming's riveting account recalls the adventures and misadventures down the centuries of the explorers, missionaries, indigenous Indians, naturalists, rubber barons, scientists, anthropologists, archaeologists, political extremists, prospectors and many more, who have been in thrall to the Amazon, the largest river in the world, with the greatest expanse of tropical rain forest and most luxuriant biological diversity on earth.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
including 6 maps; 50 Illustrations, black and white; 20 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 172 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-500-51401-6 (9780500514016)
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Book
11/2009
Thames & Hudson Ltd
€38.51
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