Tracks in the Amazon : the day-to-day life of the workers on the Madeira-Mamoré railroad / Gary Neeleman and Rose Neeleman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neeleman, Gary.

Contributor:

Neeleman, Rose.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ferrovia Madeira-Mamor--History.

Ferrovia Madeira-Mamor.

Railroads--Brazil--Rondônia (State)--History.

Railroads.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City : The University of Utah Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When construction of the Madeira-Mamoré Railroad began in 1867, Bolivia had lost its war with Chile, causing it to become landlocked and unable to ship its minerals and other products from the Pacific Coast.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. George Earl Church""; ""2. White Gold""; ""3. Porto Velho""; ""4. The Workers""; ""5. Camps and Right-of-Way""; ""6. Water Challenges""; ""7. The Inauguration and Beyond""; ""The Porto Velho Marconigram""; ""Dana Merrill: Other Images from the Chronicler of the Jungle""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""About the Authors""

Notes:

"This book was first published in a Portuguese-language edition in 2011 by BEI Comunicao Ltda with the title Trilhos na selva: O dia a dia dos trabalhadores da ferrovia Madeira-Mamoré."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 11, 2013).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-60781-276-2

OCLC:

933516713