num_pages: 367
description: Most of the world's nations conquered their frontiers by the late 19th century. Now, a hundred years later, Brazil, South America's most dynamic nation, is pursuing its own version of Manifest Destiny, &amp; settlers, cattlemen, drifters, &amp; adventurers have moved into the Amazon at a furious pace. The result is a contradictory landscape of thriving boom towns &amp; forests aflame, where settlers discover new opportunities while squatters, Indians, &amp; rubber tappers battle for their lives, where gold mines devour whole mountains &amp; poison the rivers with mercury. This is a story not only of waste &amp; ruin, but also about those who are trying to pick up the pieces &amp; endure. Illustrations.
language: English
title: Last New World: The Conquest of the Amazon Frontier
titlecomplete: Last New World: The Conquest of the Amazon Frontier
publisher: Diane Pub Co