Screen LibraryMother of God : an extraordinary journey into the uncharted tributaries of the western Amazon /
The explorer and conservationist relives his amazing odyssey exploring the heart of the most biodiversity-rich place on the planet -- the Madre de Dios (Mother of God) region of Peru, where the Amazon River begins its massive flow from the Andean mountain cloud forests into the lowland Amazon rainfo...
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| Published: |
Harpercollins,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: |
2015. ©2014 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First Harper Paperback Edition. |
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| Summary: |
The explorer and conservationist relives his amazing odyssey exploring the heart of the most biodiversity-rich place on the planet -- the Madre de Dios (Mother of God) region of Peru, where the Amazon River begins its massive flow from the Andean mountain cloud forests into the lowland Amazon rainforest. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
0062259520 9780062259523 |
| Index Number: | F3451 |
| CLC: | K971.29 |
| Call Number: | K971.29/R822 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- The age of innocence. The jaguar ; Restless ; Into the Amazon ; Jungle law ; The giant ; The basin of life ; The descent ; The wild gang ; Anaconderos ; The floating forest -- The battle of the Amazon. The other side ; The beached-whale paradox ; Storm solo ; Poaching poachers ; The launch ; The western gate ; At world's end ; The river. |