ISBN |
9781582434902 (hbk.) |
1582434905 (hbk.) |
Name |
De Bruhl, Marshall |
Title |
The river sea : the Amazon in history, myth, and legend : a story of discovery, exploration, and exploitation / Marshall De Bruhl. |
Published |
Berkeley, Calif. : Counterpoint, c2010. |
Description |
235 p. : map ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-230) and index. |
Contents |
The river sea : from the Andes to the Atlantic -- The Incas : the rise and fall of the empire of the sun -- The search for El Dorado : gold, spices, and blood -- Conquistadors for Christ : the holy fathers and the indigenous peoples -- The great powers in the Amazon basin : the struggle for control -- Nature's grand laboratory : European science discovers the Amazon -- The Peruvian Evangeline : the journey of María Isabel de Jesus Gramesón y Godin -- "I must find out about the unity of nature" : the explorations of Alexander von Humboldt -- Three eminent Victorians in the "garden of the world" : Wallace, Bates, and Spruce explore the Amazon -- The great rubber boom : an Amazonian gilded age -- Exploitation, despoliation, or conservation : the river sea in the new millennium. |
Summary |
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. |
Subjects |
Amazon River Region -- Biography |
Biography -- Amazon River Region -- Travelers -- Biography. |
Amazon River Region -- Biography |
History |
Discovery and exploration -- European |
Legends |
History |
Discovery and exploration -- European |
Description and travel |
Biography |
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