Diamond
Subtitle: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession
Publisher: Tandem Library
Published: August 2002
Language: eng
Format: Unknown Binding
ISBN-13: 9781417714889
Subjects: General; Natural Resources; History - General History
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.