Mother of God by Paul Rosolie

Mother of God by Paul Rosolie

For fans of The Lost City of Z, Walking the Amazon, and Turn Right at Machu Picchu comes naturalist and explorer Paul Rosolie's extraordinary adventure in the uncharted tributaries of the Western Amazon--a tale of discovery that vividly captures the awe, beauty, and isolation of this endangered land and presents an impassioned call to save it.

In the Madre de Dios--Mother of God--region of Peru, where the Amazon River begins its massive flow, the Andean Mountain cloud forests fall into lowland Amazon Rainforest, creating the most biodiversity-rich place on the planet. In January 2006, when he was just a restless eighteen-year-old hungry for adventure, Paul Rosolie embarked on a journey to the west Amazon that would transform his life.

Venturing alone into some of the most inaccessible reaches of the jungle, he encountered giant snakes, floating forests, isolated tribes untouched by outsiders, prowling jaguars, orphaned baby anteaters, poachers in the black market trade in endangered species, and much more. Yet today, the primordial forests of the Madre de Dios are in danger from developers, oil giants, and gold miners eager to exploit its natural resources.

In Mother of God, this explorer and conservationist relives his amazing odyssey exploring the heart of this wildest place on earth. When he began delving deeper in his search for the secret Eden, spending extended periods in isolated solitude, he found things he never imagined could exist. Alone and miniscule against a titanic landscape I have seen the depths of the Amazon, the guts of the jungle where no men go, Rosolie writes. But as the legendary explorer Percy Fawcett warned, 'the few remaining unknown places of the world exact a price for their secrets.'

Illustrated with 16 pages of color photos.

Rosolie, Paul: - Paul Rosolie is a naturalist, author, and award-winning wildlife filmmaker who has specialized in rainforests and endangered wildlife for over a decade. His work has helped protect over 6,000 acres of wildlife habitat in critical areas of The Amazon and India. As an author Paul's mission is to explore the relationship between humans and nature, wild animals, and our vanishing wild places. Rosolie has written for National Geographic, published Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon, and had shows on Discovery Channel and Netflix.

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ISBN 13	9780062259523
ISBN 10	0062259520
Title	Mother of God
Author	Paul Rosolie
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2015-03-17
Number of pages	320
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