{"product_id":"the-river-sea-marshall-de-bruhl-9781582437682","title":"The River Sea: The Amazon in History, Myth, and Legend","description":"Since its discovery by Europeans in 1500, explorers, visionaries, soldiers of fortune, men of God, scientists, and slavers have been drawn to the legendary Amazon. \u003ci\u003eThe River Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping chronicle of those brave and hardy souls, ranging from the Spanish seafarer Vicente Pinzón, who discovered the river, to contemporary heroes and heroines, like Sister Dorothy Stang and Chico Mendes, whose efforts to save the rain forest cost them their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the vast cast of characters who people this drama of the Amazon are Francisco de Orellana, the first European to traverse the river from the Andes to the sea; the fiery priest Bartolomé de las Casas, defender of the indigenous peoples; the great scientist explorers Alexander von Humboldt and Alfred Russel Wallace; the madman and psychopath Lope de Aguirre; and the Peruvian Evangeline, Isabel Godin, who in 1769 crossed the continent, braving the terrors of the jungles to reunite with her husband, whom she had not seen in twenty years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe River Sea\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling account of five centuries of the history, the myths, and the legends of Río Amazonas, the most exotic and fascinating locale on earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marshall de Bruhl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1582437688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781582437682\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.71h x 5.76w x 1.06d","brand":"Marshall de Bruhl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45331801604351,"sku":"9781582437682","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e88f67f9-b655-4ad7-9c4f-e469683cca37.jpg?v=1713970930","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-river-sea-marshall-de-bruhl-9781582437682","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}