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Mother of God : an extraordinary journey into the uncharted tributaries of the western Amazon / Paul Rosolie.
LIBRA F3451.M2 R67 2014
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rosolie, Paul, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rosolie, Paul--Travel--Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia).
- Rosolie, Paul.
- Rosolie, Paul--Travel--Peru.
- Rosolie, Paul--Travel--Amazon River Region.
- Rain forest ecology--Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia).
- Rain forest ecology.
- Forest biodiversity conservation--Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia).
- Forest biodiversity conservation.
- Indians of South America--Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia).
- Indians of South America.
- Natural history--Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia).
- Natural history.
- Travel.
- Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia)--Description and travel.
- Madre de Dios River Valley (Peru and Bolivia).
- Peru--Description and travel.
- Peru.
- Amazon River Region--Description and travel.
- Amazon River Region.
- Genre:
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 306 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : HarperCollins, [2014]
- 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.
- Contents:
- Book 1 The Age of Innocence
- 1 The Jaguar 3
- 2 Restless 17
- 3 Into the Amazon 29
- 4 Jungle Law 51
- 5 The Giant 66
- 6 The Basin of Life 84
- 7 The Descent 96
- 8 The Wild Gang 106
- 9 Anaconderos 116
- 10 The Floating Forest 137
- Book 2 The Battle of the Amazon
- 11 The Other Side 157
- 12 The Beached-Whale Paradox 183
- 13 Storm Solo 197
- 14 Poaching Poachers 215
- 15 The Launch 230
- 16 The Western Gate 244
- 17 At World's End 269
- 18 The River 288.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page [307]).
- ISBN:
- 0062259512
- 9780062259516
- OCLC:
- 850180778
- Publisher Number:
- 99958158581
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