Download or read book Orellana s Discovery of the Amazon River written by Richard Muller and published by . This book was released on 1937 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Orellana s Discovery of the Amazon River written by and published by . This book was released on 1937* with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Down 1541 1542 and Up 1545 1546 the Amazon River with Captain Francisco De Orellana the One eyed Knight written by Bob Villarreal and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2024-08-12 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USAGE PERMISSION: I, the copyright holder of this work, release it into the public domain and it applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. Author: Xeménex. (Posted on Wikimedia.) To appreciate this book to the fullest, please visit the website: bobvillarreal.com, and experience what the author calls: “Read the book and view the site with its images and historical documents, a new and exciting way to enjoy a book.” Copyrighted 2013.

Download or read book River of Darkness written by Buddy Levy and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed author of Labyrinth of Ice charts the legendary sixteenth-century adventurer’s death-defying navigation of the Amazon River. In 1541, Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro and his lieutenant Francisco Orellana searched for La Canela, South America’s rumored Land of Cinnamon, and the fabled El Dorado, “the golden man.” Quickly, the enormous expedition of mercenaries, enslaved natives, horses, and hunting dogs were decimated through disease, starvation, and attacks in the jungle. Hopelessly lost in the swampy labyrinth, Pizarro and Orellana made the fateful decision to separate. While Pizarro eventually returned home in rags, Orellana and fifty-seven men continued into the unknown reaches of the mighty Amazon jungle and river. Theirs would be the greater glory. Interweaving historical accounts with newly uncovered details, Levy reconstructs Orellana’s journey as the first European to navigate the world’s largest river. Every twist and turn of the powerful Amazon holds new wonders and the risk of death. Levy gives a long-overdue account of the Amazon’s people—some offering sustenance and guidance, others hostile, subjecting the invaders to gauntlets of unremitting attacks and signs of terrifying rituals. Violent and beautiful, noble and tragic, River of Darkness is riveting history and breathtaking adventure that will sweep readers on a voyage unlike any other. Praise for Buddy Levy and River of Darkness “In River of Darkness, Buddy Levy recounts Orellana’s headlong dash down the Amazon. Like Mr. Levy’s last book, Conquistador, about the conquest of Mexico, River of Darkness presents a fast-moving tale of triumph over seemingly insurmountable odds. . . . Though impromptu, the expedition was one of the most amazing adventures of all time.” —Wall Street Journal “An exciting, well-plotted excursion down the Amazon River with the early Spanish conquistador. . . . [A] richly textured account of the rogue, rebel and visionary whose discovery still resonates today.” —Kirkus Reviews “A rollicking adventure . . . Levy successfully conveys the Amazon’s power and majesty, while shedding light on the futility of humanity’s attempt to tame it.” —The A.V. Club

Download or read book The Discovery of the Amazon According to the Account of Friar Gaspar de Carvajal and Other Documents written by Jose Toribio Medina and published by . This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Download or read book Pizarro Orellana and the Exploration of the Amazon written by Brendan Bernhard and published by Chelsea House Pub. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the journey through the Amazon Basin made by Orellana and Pizarro in the early sixteenth century. Also discusses the Inca and the conquest of South America by the Spanish.

Download or read book The Discovery of the Amazon written by Jose Toribio Medina and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1934 edition.

Download or read book Explorers of the Amazon written by Anthony Smith and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riotously colorful history of adventures, chronicling more than 400 years in the exploration of the world's most formidable and enigmatic river system. Photographs and maps.

Download or read book Francisco De Orellana written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Discovery of the Amazon According to the Account of Friar Gaspar de Carvajal and Other Documents written by Gaspar de Carvajal and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Senhora Who Doesn t Speak Portuguese Following Francisco de Orellana Across the Amazon Jungle written by Colleen Lynnette Pawling and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pawling, Colleen Lynnette. MFA. The University of Memphis. August 2014. The Senhora Who Doesn’t Speak Portuguese: Following Francisco de Orellana Across the Amazon Jungle. Major Professor: Dr. Kristen Iversen.In 1542, Francisco de Orellana was swept down the Amazon River on what would become one of the most incredible—and unknown—journeys in history. Nearly half a millennium later, a 52-year-old American lawyer left everything behind to follow Orellana’s trail across the Amazon to see what changes 500 years of western intervention had caused. She discovered three different Amazonias—the first was a land of indigenous peoples torn by conflict with outside forces wanting to exploit the oil that lurked beneath the forest; the second was a remote area almost untouched by the outside world; the third was the mighty Amazon River itself, long since industrialized during the rubber boom and firmly rooted in western culture. Using public transportation and finding shelter as she went, Pawling stayed with local residents and learned the realities of life in modern Amazonia. She witnessed the impacts of the petroleum industry, border disputes, and the rubber boom of the 19th and 20th centuries. She also faced her own limitations as a middle-aged American woman without the strength and energy who once had—not to mention reliable knees. Oh, and there was also that pesky language problem. .

Download or read book Orellana Discovers the Amazon written by George Millar and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Summary of Buddy Levy s River of Darkness written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-07-16T22:59:00Z with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The land of Extremadura, Francisco Orellana’s homeland in the kingdom of Castile, produced hard and unyielding men who learned the arts of warfare as boys. They were a temperament forged by eight hundred years of conflict with the invading Moors. #2 Orellana was a conquistador who participated in the expedition of 1541–42. He was also known to be cruel and impulsive. He was tall and well-proportioned, with a olive-dark complexion and a long black beard. #3 Francisco Pizarro was the first to discover the riches of the New World, and he did so in 1524. He formed a private corporation called the Company of the Levant to raise money dedicated to further conquest in the New World. #4 Francisco Pizarro and his crew landed in Peru in 1528, and began exploring the area. They found a huge Inca city, and presented the king with fine pottery and embroidered linen clothing. The king signed a royal license granting Pizarro the right of discovery and conquest in the province of Peru.

Download or read book Descubrimiento Del R o de Las Amazonas Engl written by José Toribio Medina and published by Dover Publications. This book was released on 1988 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Discovery of the Americas 1492 1800 written by Tom Smith and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interesting topics Include: Books and printing in the age of Columbus; The Inca Empire; The horse in North America; The legend of El Dorado; The Nootka Convention; The Pueblo Revolt; The role of California missions.

Download or read book The Amazon written by Robin Furneaux and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED THE AMAZON ORELLANA FRANCISCO DE written by RONALD. SYME and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: