Download or read book Amazon Men written by Adam Courtenay and published by EndeavorMedia.ORIM. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Captivating . . . An examination of complex and contradictory human responses to the development of the Amazon and to its preservation” (The Australian). Amazon Men is about conquistadors and botanists, colonizers and human rights activists, slave traders and philanthropists—that is, people who have variously tried to conquer, rework, map, enslave, and save this region and its river system, each according to the needs and zeitgeist of their time in history. The environmental battles of today are part of a long-running story that’s been going on since Europeans first discovered this impenetrable ocean of green. For centuries there’s been a war of attrition between the greatest ecosystem and the greatest predator. Up until now, the predator has failed. Amazon Men is about those who’ve tried to conquer and exploit the Amazon—and those who’ve tried to understand and savor it. Conquistadors Francisco de Orellana and Lope de Aguirre play their parts as representatives of the Age of Discovery. Charles Marie de La Condamine is a perfect foil for the Age of Enlightenment. Alexander von Humboldt appears as a scientist of the Romantic age, seeking unity in the midst of chaos. Walter Hardenburg represents the machine age, defying the industrial imperatives of his time to oppose unfettered colonial capitalism. Sydney Possuelo, the greatest living Amazonian explorer, represents the ongoing conflict between modern expansion and environmental causes. What do their experiences tell us about our attitude to the unexplored and unknown? The stories of Amazon Men recount deeds of bravery and acts of brilliance, but also forgotten holocausts where guns, germs, and steel have all played their roles.

Download or read book The Amazon and the Warrior written by Judith Hand and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2004-05-16 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Legend of Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons For eight years, the besieged city of Troy has withstood the relentless might of the Greek invaders. Now the dread Achilles, mightiest of the Greek warriors, seeks to conquer the fabled realm of the Amazons as well. But one woman stands between him and his ruthless ambition to conquer her homeland. Penthesilea, Warrior Queen of the Amazons, watched her mother die upon Achilles' sword. A fiery, red-haired tigress of tremendous passion and courage, Pentha vows to take revenge on the legendary Greek champion, even if it means leading an army in defense of imperiled Troy. Her lover, Damonides, does not share her eagerness for battle. Once a formidable warrior in his own right, he long ago put away the sword. Now he yearns only to live in peace with the beautiful and ardent Amazon Queen. But can he stand idly by while the woman he loves risks everything for the sake of her people? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book English Colonies in Guiana and on the Amazon written by James Alexander Williamson and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Notes of a Botanist on the Amazon Andes written by Richard Spruce and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro with an Account of the Native Tribes and Observations on the Climate Geology and Natural History of the Amazon Walley written by Wallace and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Notes of a botanist on the Amazon Andes being records of travel on written by Richard Spruce and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Jewelers Circular written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Keystone written by and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Amazon written by Carel Vosmaer and published by New York : W. S. Gottsberger. This book was released on 1884 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Amazon and Madeira Rivers written by Franz Keller and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pennsylvania S Amazon Princess Railroad written by William Lawrence Adams and published by Author House. This book was released on 2013-07-08 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Republic of Bolivia, as it existed prior to the termination of the war with Chile in 1882, had an area of 597,271 square miles, exclusive of the territory of El Chaco, claimed alike by Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. The population, though never carefully determined, was estimated by the best Bolivian authorities as two and a half million, and of this, about half consisted of savage and domesticated Indians. In other words, a population about equal to that of the State of Massachusetts occupied a territory three and a half times greater in area than that covered by our ten New England and Middle States combined. During the colonial days of South America, Bolivia was a part of Peru, having been subdued and annexed by Hernando, a brother of Francisco Pizarro, and in 1559, it was formed into the Audiencia of Charcas, or Upper Peru. The haughtiest of all the old Spanish Conquistadores, says a prominent writer, settled in the country and clustered their titled families around its ten thousand open silver-mines. slogan: Keep Faith in Self and, Have Fun Trying W. L. Gunny ADAMS

Download or read book The Rubber Country of the Amazon written by Henry Clemens Pearson and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed description of the great rubber industry of the Amazon Valley, which comprises the Brazilian States of Pará, Amazonas and Matto Grosso, the Territory of the Acre, the Montaña of Peru and Bolivia, and the Southern portions of Colombia and Venezuela.

Download or read book The Andes and the Amazon Or Across the Continent of South America written by James Orton and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The River Amazon from Its Sources to the Sea written by Paul Fountain and published by London : Constable. This book was released on 1914 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Along the Andes and Down the Amazon written by John Augustine Zahm and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Along the Paran and the Amazon Paraguay Uruguay Brazil written by Frank George Carpenter and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fifteen Thousand Miles on the Amazon and Its Tributaries written by Charles Barrington Brown and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: