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The Amazon: River of Promise
This is a book explaining about the Amazon River, its people, history, and natural life.
128 pages, Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 1970
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March 24, 2012
This was a pretty good book. It had a style that was not too severe on detail but gave a general overview of the Amazon. It did not worry excessively about national boundaries of which Amazonia does cross. I got this book to review some of the facts of this mighty river as my wife and I travel to Peru including Iquitos in the Amazon. My wife has already skimmed the book.
I found a lot of neat facts presented here. I was unaware of the diversity of the people nor the tragic decimation of them by greedy men trying to get rich. I learned a lot of the early history of some of the Portuguese royalty who came to Brazil. That was fascinating.
Overall, it was interesting, telling just enough to be interesting and leaving out the details that would be tiring.
I found a lot of neat facts presented here. I was unaware of the diversity of the people nor the tragic decimation of them by greedy men trying to get rich. I learned a lot of the early history of some of the Portuguese royalty who came to Brazil. That was fascinating.
Overall, it was interesting, telling just enough to be interesting and leaving out the details that would be tiring.
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