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Walking the Amazon: 860 Days. One Step at a Time. Paperback - 2012
by Stafford, Ed
- Used
A riveting account of one man's history--making the journey along the entire length of the Amazon--and through the most bio-diverse habitat on Earth.
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Details
- Title Walking the Amazon: 860 Days. One Step at a Time.
- Author Stafford, Ed
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Plume, NY
- Date 2012-08-28
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # O06B-02384
- ISBN 9780452298262 / 0452298261
- Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.29 x 1.1 in (20.32 x 13.44 x 2.79 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Latin America
- Library of Congress subjects Amazon River Region - Description and travel, Hiking - Amazon River Region
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012010986
- Dewey Decimal Code 918.11
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Summary
In April 2008, Ed Stafford set off to become the first man ever to walk the entire length of the Amazon. He started on the Pacific coast of Peru, crossed the Andes Mountain range to find the official source of the river. His journey lead on through parts of Colombia and right across Brazil; all while outwitting dangerous animals, machete wielding indigenous people as well as negotiating injuries, weather and his own fears and doubts. Yet, Stafford was undeterred. On his grueling 860-day, 4,000-plus mile journey, Stafford witnessed the devastation of deforestation firsthand, the pressure on tribes due to loss of habitats as well as nature in its true-raw form. Jaw-dropping from start to finish, Walking the Amazon is the unforgettable and gripping story of an unprecedented adventure.
Walking the Amazon is also available as a Spanish edition entitled Caminado El Amazonas.
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Citations
- Kirkus Reviews, 07/01/2012, Page 0