Masters of the lost land : the untold story of the Amazon and the violent fight for the world's last frontier / Heriberto Araujo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Araújo, Heriberto, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental degradation--Brazil--Pará (State).

Environmental degradation.

Deforestation--Brazil--Pará (State).

Deforestation.

Environmental protection--Social aspects--Brazil--Pará (State).

Environmental protection.

Farmers--Violence against--Brazil--Pará (State).

Farmers.

Land tenure--Brazil--Pará (State).

Land tenure.

Murder--Brazil--Pará (State).

Murder.

Pará (Brazil : State)--Environmental conditions.

Pará (Brazil : State).

Physical Description:

xx, 408 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Mariner Books, [2023]

Summary:

"In the tradition of Killers of the Flower Moon, a haunting murder-mystery revealing the human story behind one of the most devastating crimes of our time: the ruthless destruction of the Amazon rainforest-and anyone who stands in the way"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I It's All About Land

1. The Escape

2. The Criminal Syndicate

3. Terror on the Nut Road

4. The Chainsaw Murder

pt. II Rise and Fall

5. The Boomtown

6. Early Challenges

7. Crickets and Cattle

8. No Longer Meek

9. Hunting Souza

10. Nowhere to Hide

11. Nothing Shining in Eldorado

12. Death and Salvation

pt. III After He's Gone

13. An Unusual Case

14. The Evidence Man

15. A Cause Larger Than Death

16. The Law of the Gun

17. Land or We Burn the Jungle

18. Amazonian Justice

19. Sink or Swim

pt. IV The Downfall

20. The Widow Must Fall

21. "Load the Trucks"

22. She Is Out

23. The Trial

24. A Certain Sense of Justice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-386) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Araujo, Heriberto. Masters of the lost land

ISBN:

9780063024267

0063024268

OCLC:

1359604766