Explorers of the Amazon (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226763378)

Explorers of the Amazon vividly describes how European explorers such as Pedro Cabral, Francisco De Orellana, Lope de Aguirre, and Madame Godin encountered the vast wilderness of the Amazon basin; how they searched, exploited, and fought over its riches; and what they learned and failed to learn through four centuries of adventure. Anthony Smith not only enriches this history with fascinating geographical, political, and scientific details but also gives a strong warning to those who continue to exploit this great river's resources.

"The history of Amazonian exploration, wonderfully told by Anthony Smith, is awash with madness--an extravagant mixture of the malevolent and the miraculous."--Stephen Mills, Times Literary Supplement

Author: Anthony Smith
ISBN-10: 0226763374
ISBN-13: 9780226763378
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 01/15/1994
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.01w x 0.92d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/11/1993