Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon
Contributors: Gary Kinder (Editor)
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: June 5, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780802137043
Subjects: American history; Geographical discovery & exploration; Travel & holiday guides; History - General History; Description and travel; Discovery And Exploration (General); Latin America - South America; Science; Expeditions & Discoveries; History: World; South America; Earth Sciences - Geography; Adventure; Amazon River Valley; American; Brazil; Discovery and exploration; History; South American; Travel; Special Interest - Adventure
First sentence: ATTACHED TO THE U.S. SHIP VANDALIA, of the Pacific squadron, lying at anchor in the harbor of Valparaiso, in the month of August, 1850, I received a communication from the Superintendent of the National Observatory, informing me that orders to explore the Valley of the Amazon would be sent by the next mail steamer.