To Know the Rainforest - Couverture rigide

Mathes, Paul

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1475964196 ISBN 13 : 9781475964196

Editeur : iUniverse, 2012

Synopsis

In 1965, Mike Peterson, an American Peace Corps volunteer midway through his two-year service in Colombia, is heading into the rainforest with friends. Thanks to a land-reform policy--"land without men for men without land"--his friends intend to claim a parcel of free jungle land to homestead. Mike eagerly accepts the invitation to be a part of this life-changing experience with them.

No one could have predicted just how life-changing the experience truly would be.

While traveling overnight to the rainforest by chiva--the rustic, open-air buses of the Andes--Mike and his friends are pulled into a situation they can't fully understand. They attempt to rescue a young woman from her abusive companion, a ruffian who turns out to be an employee and friend of Don Trujillo, the vengeful rancher and smuggler who controls the flow of contraband along the Urabá coast. In payment for their kindness, the homesteaders may have provoked the wrath of the unpredictable Trujillo and his gun-slinging gauchos.

The mountainous forest they are heading into is a refuge for Indians, bandits, smugglers, and outlaws, as well as the many camouflaged, lethal creatures that inhabit the woods, swamps, and waterways. Mike and his friends must find the strength and courage to survive the many challenges of their new rainforest home, but the promise of love and hope keeps them going.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In 1965, Mike Peterson, an American Peace Corps volunteer midway through his two-year service in Colombia, is heading into the rainforest with friends. Thanks to a land-reform policy- "land without men for men without land" -his friends intend to claim a parcel of free jungle land to homestead. Mike eagerly accepts the invitation to be a part of this life-changing experience with them. No one could have predicted just how life-changing the experience truly would be. While traveling overnight to the rainforest by chiva-the rustic, open-air buses of the Andes-Mike and his friends are pulled into a situation they can't fully understand. They attempt to rescue a young woman from her abusive companion, a ruffian who turns out to be an employee and friend of Don Trujillo, the vengeful rancher and smuggler who controls the flow of contraband along the Uraba coast. In payment for their kindness, the homesteaders may have provoked the wrath of the unpredictable Trujillo and his gun-slinging gauchos. The mountainous forest they are heading into is a refuge for Indians, bandits, smugglers, and outlaws, as well as the many camouflaged, lethal creatures that inhabit the woods, swamps, and waterways. Mike and his friends must find the strength and courage to survive the many challenges of their new rainforest home, but the promise of love and hope keeps them going.

Biographie de l'auteur

Paul Mathes served in the Peace Corps in Colombia from 1964 to 1966. Years later, memories of his Medellin barrio, the Andes, and the rainforest loomed larger and larger, and he felt compelled to weave these memories into his fiction. He currently lives in Berkeley, California.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1475964196
• ISBN 13: 9781475964196
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 314
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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