Follow waves of adventurers, from Spanish conquistadors to commercial developers to modern anthropologists, as they chart the vast expanse of the Amazon rain forest and discover the people, plants, animals and legends that have inhabited it over the ages. The Amazon traces the last five hundred years of environmental and cultural impact on the region, including the 19th century commercial rubber trade and the current struggle for native rights. Even today, the exploration - and exploitation - continues, and begs the question: Will the river and its indigenous peoples survive?

192 illustrated pages.
Softcover.
5" x 7".