Description
With a wicked eye for absurdities, Gordon MacCreagh recounts his adventures with eight "Eminent Scientificos" as they set out to explore the Amazon in 1923 without any idea of what lies ahead of them: rapids, malaria, monkey stew, and "dangerous savages." A combination of Twain's The Innocents Abroad and a cautionary tale for explorers, this is one of the most honest accounts ever written of a scientific expedition.
Author: Gordon Maccreagh
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 03/01/2001
Pages: 335
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.24w x 0.84d
ISBN13: 9780226500188
ISBN10: 0226500187
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Travel | South America | General
- History | Expeditions & Discoveries
Author: Gordon Maccreagh
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 03/01/2001
Pages: 335
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.24w x 0.84d
ISBN13: 9780226500188
ISBN10: 0226500187
BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Essays & Travelogues
- Travel | South America | General
- History | Expeditions & Discoveries
About the Author
Gordon MacCreagh (1886-1953), aside from being an author, was also an ethnologist, photographer, Nile barge captain, tea plantation manager, lecturer, and enthusiast of the Scottish bagpipes.