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Tree of Rivers
The Story of the Amazon
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A thrilling account of the Amazon region and the explorers, botanists, anthropologists and entrepreneurs who have both exploited and explained its fascinating diversity
Amazonia contains by far the world's largest river and the greatest expanse of tropical rain forest, home to the most luxuriant biological diversity on the planet. Tree of Rivers brilliantly explains why the rain forest is crucial for our planet's survival, and vividly describes the passionate struggles that have taken place to utilize, protect and understand it. John Hemming's thrilling account recalls the adventures and misadventures of intrepid explorers, Jesuits and the rubber barons who enslaved thousands of Indians. It also tells of 19th-century botanists, humanitarians and advocates for Indian rights, as well as the archaeologists and anthropologists who have uncovered the secrets of early man here. Hemming also describes the Amazon's flora, fauna and natural beauty, all now under threat as the forests are destroyed to feed our appetite for timber, beef and soya.
Extent: 368 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 70 illustrations, 20 in full colour
Publication date: 2010-06-01
Size: 23.5 x 17.2 cm
ISBN: 9780500288207
About the Author
John Hemming was Director of the Royal Geographical Society for over twenty years. He has travelled extensively in the Amazon region, where he experienced many of the same thrills and hardships as the naturalists featured in this book. He was awarded Peru's highest civil decoration, the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit.
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