Running the Amazon by Joe Kane

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Running the Amazon by Joe Kane

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Running the Amazon by Joe Kane

The voyage began in the lunar terrain of the Peruvian Andes, where coca leaf is the only remedy against altitude sickness. It continued down rapids so fierce they could swallow a raft in a split second. It ended six months and 4,200 miles later, where the Amazon runs gently into the Atlantic. Joe Kane's personal account of the first expedition to travel the entirety of the world's longest river is a riveting adventure in the tradition of Joseph Conrad, filled with death-defying encounters: with narco-traffickers and Sendero Luminoso guerrillas and nature at its most unforgiving. Not least of all, Running the Amazon shows a polyglot group of urbanized travelers confronting their wilder selves -- their fear and egotism, selflessness and courage.

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The New York Daily News published Joe Kane's Phantom of the Cinema essays and reviews. In addition, he publishes The Phantom of the Movies' VideoScope: The Definitive Genre-Video Guide magazine, which is read by both movie fans and industry insiders. He currently resides in New York City.

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ISBN 13 9780679729020
ISBN 10 067972902X
Title Running the Amazon
Author Joe Kane
Series Vintage Departures
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 1990-05-12
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.