| Voyage Up the River Amazon Contributor(s): Edwards, W., H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1589762444 ISBN-13: 9781589762442 Publisher: Narrative Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2004 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: In 1846, Edwards, an American naturalist and author of "Butterflies of North America" headed for the Amazon. He made it back and published one of the first adventures about anacondas, piranhas, electric eels, and army ants, as well as the richness of the jungle and peculiarities of the native societies. This very book inspired Bates and Wallace to go to the Amazon the following year. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | World - General - History | Expeditions & Discoveries - History | Latin America - South America |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.4" W x 8.38" (0.59 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
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| Publisher Description: In 1846, Edwards, an American naturalist and author of Butterflies of North America headed for the Amazon. He made it back and published one of the first adventures about anacondas, piranhas, electric eels, and army ants, as well as the richness of the jungle and peculiarities of the native societies. This very book inspired Bates and Wallace to go to the Amazon the following year. |