River of darkness
Subtitle: Francisco Orellana's legendary voyage of death and discovery down the Amazon
By: Buddy Levy
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780553807509
Subjects: Discovery and exploration; Spanish
Description: From the acclaimed author of "Conquistador" comes this thrilling account of one of history's greatest adventures of discovery--the true story of a legendary sixteenth-century explorer and his death-defying navigation of the Amazon.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A confluence of conquistadors; title: Birth of the golden dream; title: Into the Andes; title: El Barco and the San Pedro; title: The split; title: The plight of Gonzalo Pizarro; title: St. Eulalia's confluence : the Amazon; title: The Victoria; title: River of darkness, brothers of doom; title: The assassination of Francisco Pizarro; title: On the Maranon to the realm of Machiparo; title: Among the Omagua; title: Big Blackwater River; title: Encountering the Amazons; title: The Trumpeter's tale; title: Tides of change and a sweetwater sea; title: The homeward reach; title: The last stand of the last Pizarro; title: The expedition to New Andalusia : return to the Amazon.