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Looks at the experiences of Alfred Russel Wallace, Henry Walter Bates and Richard Spruce, all English naturalists who went to Amazonia 150 years ago. Draws heavily on their own letters and books, with 79 illustrations.
Looks at the experiences of Alfred Russel Wallace, Henry Walter Bates and Richard Spruce, all English naturalists who went to Amazonia 150 years ago. Draws heavily on their own letters and books, with 79 illustrations.
Über den Autor
John Hemming was Director of the Royal Geographical Society for over twenty years. He has travelled extensively in the Amazon region, where he experienced many of the same thrills and hardships as the naturalists featured in this book. He was awarded Peru's highest civil decoration, the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1: A naturalist's paradise . 2: Antecedents . 3: Enterprising young men . 4: The mouth of the Amazon . 5: Into Amazonia . 6: Manaus . 7: Wallace on the Rio Negro . 8: Into the unknown . 9: Calamities . 10: Bates on the Amazon . 11: Spruce climbs to the Andes . 12: Later lives: the Amazonian legacy
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2015 |
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Genre: | Geschichte |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | Gebunden |
ISBN-13: | 9780500252109 |
ISBN-10: | 0500252106 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Hemming, John |
Hersteller: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
Maße: | 241 x 174 x 45 mm |
Von/Mit: | John Hemming |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 23.03.2015 |
Gewicht: | 0,982 kg |
Über den Autor
John Hemming was Director of the Royal Geographical Society for over twenty years. He has travelled extensively in the Amazon region, where he experienced many of the same thrills and hardships as the naturalists featured in this book. He was awarded Peru's highest civil decoration, the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1: A naturalist's paradise . 2: Antecedents . 3: Enterprising young men . 4: The mouth of the Amazon . 5: Into Amazonia . 6: Manaus . 7: Wallace on the Rio Negro . 8: Into the unknown . 9: Calamities . 10: Bates on the Amazon . 11: Spruce climbs to the Andes . 12: Later lives: the Amazonian legacy
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2015 |
---|---|
Genre: | Geschichte |
Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
Medium: | Buch |
Inhalt: | Gebunden |
ISBN-13: | 9780500252109 |
ISBN-10: | 0500252106 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Gebunden |
Autor: | Hemming, John |
Hersteller: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
Maße: | 241 x 174 x 45 mm |
Von/Mit: | John Hemming |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 23.03.2015 |
Gewicht: | 0,982 kg |
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