People of the Rainforest: The Villas Boas Brothers, Explorers and Humanitarians of the Amazon

by John Hemming

Book Overview

In 1945, three young brothers joined and eventually led Brazil's first government-sponsored expedition into its Amazonian rainforests. After more expeditions into unknown terrain, they became South America's most famous explorers, spending the rest of their lives with the resilient tribal communities they found there.

People of the Rainforest recounts the Villas Boas brothers' four thrilling and dangerous 'first contacts' with isolated indigenous...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1787381951
• ISBN13: 9781787381957
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Hurst & Co.
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"