Bibliograph

Walking the Amazon, 860 days -- one step at a time, Ed Stafford

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Walking the Amazon, 860 days -- one step at a time, Ed Stafford

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Walking the Amazon

Oclc number

783861939

Responsibility statement

Ed Stafford

Sub title

860 days -- one step at a time

Summary

Describes the author's quest to walk the entire length of the Amazon River, offering details on the effects of deforestation and his encounters with both vicious animals and tribal members with machetes

Table Of Contents

Peru and the source of the Amazon. Conception to birth -- The search for the source of the Amazon -- Descending the deepest canyon in the world -- The Red Zone. The Red Zone -- The Ashaninkas -- Gadiel 'Cho' Sanchez Rivera -- The dark march to Colombia. 'Look after your gringo or we'll cut his head off' -- Depression -- Recovery in Iquitos -- The drugs-trafficking trail to Colombia -- Brazil. Entering Brazil -- Starvation -- 'Cuando hay-hay. Cuando no hay-no hay' -- Dedication -- 'He doesn't talk much, the gringo' -- The sprint finish

Target audience

adult

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