Running the Amazon - Couverture souple

Kane, Joe

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0330314238 ISBN 13 : 9780330314237

Editeur : Pan Books, 1991

Synopsis

The story of a team of ten men and one woman who travelled the full length of the Amazon river, from its source high in the Andes to its union with the Atlantic Ocean.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The voyage began in the lunar terrain of the Peruvian Andes, where coca leaf is the only remedy against altitude sickness. It continued down rapids so fierce they could swallow a raft in a split second. It ended six months and 4,200 miles later, where the Amazon runs gently into the Atlantic. Joe Kane's personal account of the first expedition to travel the entirety of the world's longest river is a riveting adventure in the tradition of Joseph Conrad, filled with death-defying encounters: with narco-traffickers and Sendero Luminoso guerrillas and nature at its most unforgiving. Not least of all, Running the Amazon shows a polyglot group of urbanized travelers confronting their wilder selves -- their fear and egotism, selflessness and courage.

Biographie de l'auteur

Joe Kane's "Phantom of the Movies" columns and reviews have appeared in the New York Daily News. He also publishes The Phantom of the Movies' VideoScope: The Ultimate Genre-Video Guide magazine, read by movie lovers and industry insiders alike. He lives in New York City.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pan Books
• Date d'édition: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0330314238
• ISBN 13: 9780330314237
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible