The River Sea

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The Amazon in History, Myth, and Legend

Marshall De Bruhl

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Counterpoint
08 November 2011

History of the Americas; Historical geography; Geographical discovery & exploration

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. The River Sea is a sweeping chronicle of those brave and hardy souls, ranging from the Spanish seafarer Vicente Pinz n, 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.

Among 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 Bartolome 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.

The River Sea is a compelling account of five centuries of the history, the myths, and the legends of Rio Amazonas, the most exotic and fascinating locale on earth.

By: Marshall De Bruhl
Imprint: Counterpoint
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9781582437682
ISBN 10: 1582437688
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 08 November 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marshall De Bruhl is the author of Firestorm- Allied Air Power and the Destruction of Dresden; Sword of San Jacinto- A Life of Sam Houston; and coeditor of The International Thesaurus of Quotations. He was a book editor and publisher for many years, most notably of The Dictionary of American History and the Dictionary of American Biography. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

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