Title: Fitzcarrald
Description: Account of the life of Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald in the Amazon River Region, which, unlike the movies and novels written about him, portrays him as he really was: a person of the late 19th century who looked with disdain upon the natives of the Amazon and who devoted his life to the eternal conquest of the jungle.
Subjects: Travel, Explorers, Biography, Businessmen, Rubber industry and trade, History, Description and travel
Places: Amazon River Region
People: Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald (1862-1897)
Time periods: 19th century