The River Sea: The Amazon in History, Myth, and Legend

by Marshall De Bruhl

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582434905
• ISBN13: 9781582434902
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"