The mapmaker's wife : a true tale of love, murder, and survival in the Amazon / Robert Whitaker.
The mapmaker's wife : a true tale of love, murder, and survival in the Amazon / Robert Whitaker.
The mapmaker's wife : a true tale of love, murder, and survival in the Amazon / Robert Whitaker.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N981.1032/1
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
A Sunday in 1769 -- Not quite round -- A daughter of Peru -- The mapmakers -- Voyage to Quito -- Measuring the baseline -- High-altitude science -- Death in the afternoon -- Marriage in Quito -- Down the Amazon -- A continent apart -- Lost on the Bobonaza -- Into the jungle -- Deliverance -- Saint A...
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, 2004.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2004.
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Summary
"As the expedition drew to a close, Jean planned to bring his wife and young family back to France. To ensure the way was open and safe, he traveled ahead, alone. But when he reached French Guiana, disaster struck, and he and Isabel found themselves stranded on opposite ends of the continent, victims of a tangled web of international politics."...
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The mapmaker's wife : a true tale of love, murder, and survival in the Amazon / Robert Whitaker.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N981.1032/1
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74VK2MAGqr6y
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ISBN
0738208086
9780738208084
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981.1032092
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991017965029702626
