Early Expeditions To The Land Of The Amazons
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Early Expeditions To The Land Of The Amazons
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Author : J. Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-07-21
Early Expeditions To The Land Of The Amazons written by J. Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-21 with categories.
Excerpts from accounts of the first expeditions to Peru, Amazonia and Guiana as told by the first chroniclers.
Expeditions Into The Valley Of The Amazons 1539 1540 1639
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Author : Cristóbal de Acuña
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859
Expeditions Into The Valley Of The Amazons 1539 1540 1639 written by Cristóbal de Acuña and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1859 with Amazon River Valley categories.
Expeditions Into The Valley Of The Amazons 1539 1540 1639
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Author : Clements R. Markham
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2017-05-15
Expeditions Into The Valley Of The Amazons 1539 1540 1639 written by Clements R. Markham and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-15 with History categories.
Includes the following accounts: Expedition of Gonzalo Pizarro to the land of Cinnamon, A.D. 1539-42, translated from the 2d pt. of Garcilasso Inca de la Vega's 'Royal commentaries of Peru'; The voyage of Francisco de Orellana down the river of the Amazons, A.D. 1540-1, translated from the sixth decade of A. de Herrera's 'General history of the western Indies'; New discovery of the great river of the Amazons, by 'Father Cristóbal de Acuña, A.D. 1639, translated from the Spanish edition of 1641. With a 'List of the Principal Tribes of the Valley of the Amazons'. Translated and Edited, with Notes. The supplementary material includes the 1859 annual report. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1859.
Expeditions Into The Valley Of The Amazons 1539 1540 1639
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Author : Clements R. Markham
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2022-11-08
Expeditions Into The Valley Of The Amazons 1539 1540 1639 written by Clements R. Markham and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-08 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.
Journeys Down The Amazon
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Author : John Michael Cohen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Journeys Down The Amazon written by John Michael Cohen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The River Of The Amazons
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Author : Helen Constance Palmatary
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
The River Of The Amazons written by Helen Constance Palmatary and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Amazon River categories.
Exploration Of The Valley Of The Amazon
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Author : William Lewis Herndon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1854
Exploration Of The Valley Of The Amazon written by William Lewis Herndon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1854 with Amazon River Valley categories.
Exploration Of The Valley Of The Amazon
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Author : William Lewis Herndon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1854
Exploration Of The Valley Of The Amazon written by William Lewis Herndon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1854 with categories.
Exploration Of The Valley Of The Amazon 1851 1852
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Author : William Lewis Herndon
language : en
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Release Date : 2007-12-01
Exploration Of The Valley Of The Amazon 1851 1852 written by William Lewis Herndon and has been published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-01 with History categories.
An epic and intimate firsthand account of a true American hero’s daring journey into the heart of the Amazon forest in the nineteenth century. Captain William Lewis Herndon was memorialized in Gary Kinder’s bestselling book Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea, which recounts Herndon’s final acts of heroism as his ship foundered in a hurricane off the Carolina coast in 1857. Seven years before those tragic events, the secretary of the Navy had appointed Herndon to lead the first American expedition into the Amazon Valley, an epic adventure that Herndon immortalized into words. Herndon departed Lima, Peru, on May 20, 1851, and arrived at Para, Brazil, nearly a year later, traveling 4,000 miles by foot, mule, canoe, and boat. He cataloged the scientific and commercial observations requested by Congress, but he filed his report as a narrative, creating an intimate portrait of an exotic land before the outside world rushed in. Herndon’s report so far surpassed his superiors’ expectations that instead of printing the obligatory few hundred copies for Congress, the secretary of the Navy ordered 10,000 copies in the first print run; three months later, he ordered 20,000 more. Herndon described his adventures with such insight, compassion, and literary grace that he came to symbolize the new spirit of exploration and discovery sweeping mid-nineteenth-century America. Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon stands as one of the greatest chronicles of travel and exploration ever written.
River Of Darkness
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Author : Buddy Levy
language : en
Publisher: Diversion Books
Release Date : 2022-04-05
River Of Darkness written by Buddy Levy and has been published by Diversion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-05 with History categories.
The acclaimed author of Labyrinth of Ice charts the legendary sixteenth-century adventurer’s death-defying navigation of the Amazon River. In 1541, Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro and his lieutenant Francisco Orellana searched for La Canela, South America’s rumored Land of Cinnamon, and the fabled El Dorado, “the golden man.” Quickly, the enormous expedition of mercenaries, enslaved natives, horses, and hunting dogs were decimated through disease, starvation, and attacks in the jungle. Hopelessly lost in the swampy labyrinth, Pizarro and Orellana made the fateful decision to separate. While Pizarro eventually returned home in rags, Orellana and fifty-seven men continued into the unknown reaches of the mighty Amazon jungle and river. Theirs would be the greater glory. Interweaving historical accounts with newly uncovered details, Levy reconstructs Orellana’s journey as the first European to navigate the world’s largest river. Every twist and turn of the powerful Amazon holds new wonders and the risk of death. Levy gives a long-overdue account of the Amazon’s people—some offering sustenance and guidance, others hostile, subjecting the invaders to gauntlets of unremitting attacks and signs of terrifying rituals. Violent and beautiful, noble and tragic, River of Darkness is riveting history and breathtaking adventure that will sweep readers on a voyage unlike any other. Praise for Buddy Levy and River of Darkness “In River of Darkness, Buddy Levy recounts Orellana’s headlong dash down the Amazon. Like Mr. Levy’s last book, Conquistador, about the conquest of Mexico, River of Darkness presents a fast-moving tale of triumph over seemingly insurmountable odds. . . . Though impromptu, the expedition was one of the most amazing adventures of all time.” —Wall Street Journal “An exciting, well-plotted excursion down the Amazon River with the early Spanish conquistador. . . . [A] richly textured account of the rogue, rebel and visionary whose discovery still resonates today.” —Kirkus Reviews “A rollicking adventure . . . Levy successfully conveys the Amazon’s power and majesty, while shedding light on the futility of humanity’s attempt to tame it.” —The A.V. Club