First line
This is a story of eight white men who propose to bury themselves in the jungles of the Amazon for a period of something between one and two years, depending upon their health, their luck, and their tenacity.
From the rear cover
In White Waters and Black Gordon MacCreagh, with a wicked eye for absurdities, Gordon MacCreagh recounts his adventures with eight Eminent Scientificos as they set out to explore the Amazon in 1923 without any idea of what lies ahead of them: rapids, malaria, monkey stew, and dangerous savages. A combination of Twain's The Innocents Abroad and a cautionary tale for explorers, this is one of the most honest accounts ever written of a scientific expedition.
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- Title White Waters and Black
- Author Gordon Maccreagh
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Later Printing U
- Pages 335
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago
- Date 2001-03-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Maps
- ISBN 9780226500188 / 0226500187
- Weight 0.88 lbs (0.40 kg)
- Dimensions 8.01 x 5.24 x 0.84 in (20.35 x 13.31 x 2.13 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1920's
- Cultural Region: Latin America
- Library of Congress subjects Amazon River Valley - Description and travel, Natural history - Amazon River Valley
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00048843
- Dewey Decimal Code 918.110
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