River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon (Repost)
Buddy Levy "River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon"
Bantam | English | February 22, 2011 | ISBN: 0553807501 | 352 pages | azw, epub, lrf, mobi | 10,6 mb
Bantam | English | February 22, 2011 | ISBN: 0553807501 | 352 pages | azw, epub, lrf, mobi | 10,6 mb
All books about Amazonian adventure, including the El Dorado, by Conquistadores or more into the modern times is great reading. The one just written by Buddy Levy is simply great. The book approaches a complex moment of history making it serious, historical and fun. The book is page turning from the start to the end (3 days along vacations), actually on a boat. Buddy Levy puts you in the picture of hardship of how the world, from the Andes to the Amazonian sea discharge was made. Great reading for historians and non. A must read.
I found the first half a good read, then it picked up even more. The second half was a non-stop page turner. I recommend this book as part of a great trio of Spanish conquistadors in the new world: Levy's book on Cortez and the Aztecs and Mcquarrie's book on the Inca's are the other two. The only bad thing is when you quickly finish them because you just want more.