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

Starkell, Don

ISBN 10: 0771082568 / ISBN 13: 9780771082566

Edité par McClelland & Stewart, 1994

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. N° de réf. du vendeur G0771082568I5N00

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

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.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Paddle to the Amazon: The Ultimate 12,000-...
Éditeur : McClelland & Stewart
Date d'édition : 1994
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Fair
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket