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In the 1940s, biologist Richard Evans Schultes uncovered many of the secrets of the rain forest, relying not only on his own prodigious investigations, but on the wisdom passed down by local tribes. Thirty years later his student, Wade Davis, followed in his footsteps. Two interwoven tales of... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Schultes: Add a description of this character.
- Tim Plowman
- Pedro
- Jim Elliot
- Adalberto
- Mayer
- Pacho
- Wallace
- Juan
- Waorani
- Charlie
- Leticia
- Sorensen
- Rufino
- Nate Saint
- Tomo
- Trujillo
- Paez
- Fuerbringer
- Cabrera
- Dayuma
- Wickham
- Roadman
- Noel
- Nazzareno
- Hevea
- Bates
- Wasson
- Kogi
- Rachel Saint
- Arana
- Seibert
- Burroughs
- Hofmann
- Reko
- Don Jose
- Grassi
- Mary
- Hernando
- Aurelio
- Betty Elliot
- Murca
- Vinton
- Pogo
- Barrera
- Inga
- Villavicencio
- Don Jorge
Setting & Locations edit
- Northwest Amazon
- Colombia
- Bogota
- Putumayo
- Peru
- Ecuador
- South America
- Sibundoy
- Cuzco
- Brazil
- Mexico
- United States
- Caqueta
- Bolivia
- Mazatec
- Vaupes
- Far East
- Kiowa
- Lima
- Manaus
- Oaxaca
- Boston
- Rio Negro
- Huautla
- Mocoa
- Safford
- Botanical Museum
- Sierra Nevada
- Europe
- Sao Gabriel
- Macaya
- Washington
- Turrialba
- Santa Marta
- Latin America
- Witoto
- Harvard
- England
- Uaupes
- Iquitos
- Costa Rica
- London
- Panama
- Medellin
- Venezuela
- Makuna
- Caribbean
First Sentence edit
WHEN I FIRST lived in Columbia, I used to stay from time to time on a farm just outside the city of Medellin.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Wade Davis (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0684808862
Page Count: 544
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0684808862
Page Count: 544
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 581.6109811
Subjects edit
- Books › Professional & Technical › Professional Science › Biological Sciences › Botany
- Books › Professional & Technical › Professional Science › Biological Sciences › Ecology
- Books › Science › Biological Sciences › Botany
- Books › Science › Biological Sciences › Ecology
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs
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