{"product_id":"explorers-of-the-amazon-anthony-smith-9780226763378","title":"Explorers of the Amazon","description":"\u003ci\u003eExplorers of the Amazon\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226763374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226763378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.01w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/11\/1993","brand":"Anthony Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056657625343,"sku":"9780226763378","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_946c82fb-0d36-4d50-9b65-a739f4baf9fe.jpg?v=1685042541","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/explorers-of-the-amazon-anthony-smith-9780226763378","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}