Into the Amazon : the life of Cândido Rondon, trailblazing explorer, scientist, statesman, and conservationist / Larry Rohter.

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    • Publication Information:
      First American edition.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: "Cândido Rondon is by any measure the greatest tropical explorer in history. Between 1890 and 1930, he navigated scores of previously unmapped rivers, traversed untrodden mountain ranges, and hacked his way through jungles so inhospitable that even native peoples had avoided them--and led Theodore Roosevelt and his son, Kermit, on their celebrated "River of Doubt" journey in 1913-14. Upon leaving the Brazilian Army in 1930 with the rank of a two-star general, Rondon, himself of indigenous descent, devoted the remainder of his life to not only writing about the region's flora and fauna, but also advocating for the peoples who inhabited the rainforest and lobbying for the creation of a system of national parks. Despite his many achievements--which include laying down a 1,200-mile telegraph line through the heart of the Amazon and three nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize--Rondon has never received his due. Originally published in Brazil, Into the Amazon is the first comprehensive biography of his life and remarkable career." -- Amazon.com.
    • Content Notes:
      Beyond the end of the world -- The "furry beast" in the Imperial city -- The republic -- "There begins the harshest of backlands" -- Burdensome tasks and forced obedience -- Article 44, section 32 -- "Correcting the world" -- "Returning immediately, through the other side" -- "With presents, patience and good manners" -- Mariano's tongue -- "The greatest number of unforeseen difficulties" -- Dismissals, resignations, and two colonels -- Boxes and rain -- Portage, pole, and paddle -- Passion -- Expedition in peril -- "Shifts and contrivances available in wild countries" -- "Is he a general yet?" -- Jack of all trades -- Catanduvas -- Back in the field -- "I think it advisable the general not continue his journey" -- In the wilderness -- Old Rondon versus the "new state" -- The Gandhi of Brazil -- Battle over a legacy.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-435) and index.
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    • ISBN:
      9781324021261
      1324021268
    • Accession Number:
      1321072541
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1154367