White Waters and Black

by Gordon Maccreagh

George B. Schaller (Preface)

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With 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.
  • ISBN10 0226500187
  • ISBN13 9780226500188
  • Publish Date 1 March 2001 (first published 1 October 1985)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University of Chicago Press