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River of darkness : Francisco Orellana's legendary voyage of death and discovery down the Amazon / Buddy Levy.

By: Publication details: New York : Bantam Books, c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: xvii, 324 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780553807509 (acidfree paper)
  • 9780553908107 (e-book)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 981/.01 22
LOC classification:
  • E125.O6 L48 2011
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks E125 .O6 L48 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001207066

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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