| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 324 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-303) and index. |
| Summary |
From the acclaimed author of "Conquistador" comes this thrilling account of one of history's greatest adventures of discovery--the true story of a legendary sixteenth-century explorer and his death-defying navigation of the Amazon. |
| Contents |
A confluence of conquistadors -- Birth of the golden dream -- Into the Andes -- El Barco and the San Pedro -- The split -- The plight of Gonzalo Pizarro -- St. Eulalia's confluence : the Amazon -- The Victoria -- River of darkness, brothers of doom -- The assassination of Francisco Pizarro -- On the Maranon to the realm of Machiparo -- Among the Omagua -- Big Blackwater River -- Encountering the Amazons -- The Trumpeter's tale -- Tides of change and a sweetwater sea -- The homeward reach -- The last stand of the last Pizarro -- The expedition to New Andalusia : return to the Amazon. |
| Subject |
Orellana, Francisco de, -approximately 1546.
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Amazon River Region -- Discovery and exploration -- Spanish.
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| ISBN |
9780553807509 (acid-free paper) |
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0553807501 (acid-free paper) |
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9780553908107 (e-book) |
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0553908103 (e-book) |
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