Diamond
Subtitle: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession
Publisher: Walker & Company
Published: November 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 276
ISBN-13: 9780802713681
Subjects: World - General; Nature; History; History: World; Rocks & Minerals; Corporate & Business History - General; Industries - General; Technology / Mining; Diamonds; Diamond industry
First sentence: On the morning of May 9, 1999, on the upper reaches of the Rio Abaete in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, three garimpeiros anchored their barge in the muddy current and began to suction gravel from the river.