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O'Hanlon, Redmond

In Trouble Again; a Journey Between the Orinoco and the Amazon

1988

46.06 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1988
Place of printing
New York. Atlantic Monthly Press
Author
O'Hanlon, Redmond
Edition
First American Edition.
Keyword
Travel - South America
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [23 x 17 cm]; [xiv], 272 pp, illustrations by Jane Cope, plates from photos, map, bibliog, index. original half cloth and bds, silver spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author of the successful "Into the Heart of Borneo", and the more recent, "Congo Journey", "Show No Mercy", and was natural history editor of the Times Literary Supplement, offers his well written, interesting and humorous account of Amazon travel in Venezuela, during a four month expedition, with encounters with aboriginal peoples (Yanomami), their drug of choice (yoppa), animals, nature. The author refers to previous explorers including Humboldt, Wallace and Bates, and graphically describes the hazards and dangers of the jungle. He is now recognized as one of the best modern travel writers.
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