Paddle to the Amazon: The Ultimate 12,000-Mile Canoe Adventure - Couverture souple

Starkell, Don

 
9780771082566: Paddle to the Amazon: The Ultimate 12,000-Mile Canoe Adventure
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0771082568 ISBN 13 : 9780771082566
Editeur : McClelland & Stewart, 1994

Synopsis

It was crazy. It was unthinkable. It was the adventure of a lifetime.

When Don and Dana Starkell left Winnipeg in a tiny three-seater canoe, they had no idea of the dangers that lay ahead. Two years and 12,180 miles later, father and son had each paddled nearly twenty million strokes, slept on beaches, in jungles and fields, dined on tapir, shark, and heaps of roasted ants.

They encountered piranhas, wild pigs, and hungry alligators. They were arrested, shot at, taken for spies and drug smugglers, and set upon by pirates. They had lived through terrifying hurricanes, food poisoning, and near starvation. And at the same time they had set a record for a thrilling, unforgettable voyage of discovery and old-fashioned adventure.

"Courageous . . . Exciting and always immediate." -- The New York Times Book Review

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À propos de l'auteur

Don Starkell (December 7, 1932 – January 28, 2012) was a Canadian adventurer, diarist and author, perhaps best known for his achievements in canoeing.

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Éditeur
McClelland & Stewart
Date d'édition
1994
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0771082568
ISBN 13 
9780771082566
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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