Description
A vivid account of journeys through the remote wilderness of South America, this work immerses readers in the Amazon’s dense forests, powerful rivers, and extraordinary diversity of wildlife and human cultures. Combining adventure narrative with keen natural observation, it portrays both the exhilaration and peril of travel in landscapes largely untouched by modern life. Along the way, encounters with Indigenous communities, explorers, and the forces of the natural world prompt thoughtful reflections on cultural conflict, environmental fragility, and humanity’s place within the wild. Lyrical, searching, and richly reported, it exemplifies the blend of rhapsody and scientific curiosity that defines the finest nature writing.
Available Editions
paperback
Vintage
Published May 1, 2003
320 pages
ISBN: 9780099449928
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Details
First Published
1961
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Cloud Forest by Peter Matthiessen.