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One river, explorations and discoveries in the Amazon rain forest, Wade Davis

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One river, explorations and discoveries in the Amazon rain forest, Wade Davis
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 493-515) and index
resource.biographical
collective biography
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illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
One river
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
34675507
Responsibility statement
Wade Davis
Review
"Enjoyable and insightful work was written as a tribute to the scientific achievements of Richard Evans Schultes, an Amazonia explorer active during 1940s-50s. Also relates explorations of the author and of Timothy Plowman, both Schultes' students. Intended for a popular audience"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57., http://www.loc.gov/hlas/
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explorations and discoveries in the Amazon rain forest
Table Of Contents
Juan's Farewell -- Mountains of the elder brother -- Peyote road, 1936 -- Flesh of the gods, 1938-39 -- Red hotel -- Jaguar's nectar -- Sky is green and the forrest is blue -- Sad lowlands -- Among the Waorani -- White blood of the forest -- Betrayal of the dream, 1944-1954 - Divine leaf of immortality -- One River
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