White Waters and BlackWith a wicked eye for absurdities, Gordon MacCreagh recounts his adventures with eight "Eminent Scientificos" as they set out to explore the Amazon in 1923 without any idea of what lies ahead of them: rapids, malaria, monkey stew, and "dangerous savages." A combination of Twain's The Innocents Abroad and a cautionary tale for explorers, this is one of the most honest accounts ever written of a scientific expedition. |
Contents
III | xix |
IV | 5 |
V | 13 |
VI | 19 |
VII | 28 |
VIII | 35 |
IX | 43 |
X | 50 |
XXIII | 148 |
XXIV | 155 |
XXV | 164 |
XXVI | 176 |
XXVII | 186 |
XXVIII | 196 |
XXIX | 206 |
XXX | 220 |
XI | 56 |
XII | 61 |
XIII | 70 |
XIV | 77 |
XVI | 87 |
XVII | 93 |
XVIII | 104 |
XIX | 112 |
XX | 119 |
XXI | 128 |
XXII | 138 |
XXXI | 233 |
XXXII | 242 |
XXXIII | 259 |
XXXIV | 265 |
XXXV | 273 |
XXXVI | 288 |
XXXVII | 300 |
XXXVIII | 309 |
XL | 319 |
XLI | 325 |
Common terms and phrases
Amazon ants arrieros arrived baggage balata balateros balsa beast Beni River boat Bolivian Botanist called camp canoe carry ceremony cook course crew dark devil Director dollars drum edge eight Eminent Entomologist Espía expedition explorers farinha farther feet fish gear gringos half hammock hand Huachi hundred Ichthyologist Indians Issana Jotte Jae journey jungle Jurupary Kariwa King knew La Paz labor laugh live look machete Manáos Mazaruni River miles moloca monteria mountain mules never night Number outfit pack padres passed perhaps pirarucu Porto Velho queer quinine rapids rest Rio Negro river round rubber Rurrenabaque Santa Isabel savage senhor Señor shoot side Statistician stick story surely tapir tell tent thing tion Tiquié told trade trail tree tribe tropical Tucana Uaupés unknown up-river village wait wanted whole wild wonder Young America