Tree of Rivers: The Story of the Amazon

by John Hemming

Book Overview

Amazonia is one of the most magnificent habitats on earth. Containing the world's largest river, with more water and a broader basin than any other, it hosts a great expanse of tropical rain forest, home to the planet's most luxuriant biological diversity.

The human beings who settled in the region 10,000 years ago learned to live well with its bounty of fish, game, and vegetation. It was not until 1500 that Europeans first saw the Amazon,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500288208
• ISBN13: 9780500288207
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 9.3"