One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest

Description

From the author of INTO THE SILENCE, the winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize 2012, comes an epic tale of adventure in the Amazon rainforest. From the author of INTO THE SILENCE, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction In 1941, Richard Evans Schultes took a leave of absence from Harvard University and disappeared into the Northern Amazon of Colombia. The world's leading authority on the hallucinogens and medicinal plants of the region, he returned after twelve years of travelling through South America in a dug-out canoe, mapping uncharted rivers, living among local tribes and documenting the knowledge of shamans. Thirty years later, his student Wade Davis landed in Bogota to follow in his mentor's footsteps - so creating an epic tale of undaunted adventure, a compelling work of natural history and a testament to the spirit of scientific exploration.

Wade Davis is a multi award-winning writer, anthropologist, explorer and acclaimed photographer, his work has taken him from the Amazon to Tibet, Africa to Australia, Polynesia to the Arctic. He is the best-selling author of more than a dozen books, including The Serpent and the Rainbow, One River, and Into the Silence, which was awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize, and currently holds the post of National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence.

Davis writes magnificently... A great lyrical book, as richly varied as the rain forests it describes * New York Times Book Review * An exceptional tale of 20th-century scientific exploration and a rousing travelogue to places both real and illusory * Kirkus Reviews * Extraordinary...a biographical tapestry rich in history, adventure, intrigue and scholarship * Nature * A wild ride through one rapid after another...magnificent * Boston Globe * Brilliantly written..this is essential reading for anyone interested in [the Amazon] area * Good Book Guide *