Smith, Anthony  , 1926- <br/><br/>
Explorers of the Amazon 
/ Anthony Smith 
 - Chicago  : University of Chicago Press  , 1994 
 - 344 p.  : illus.  ; 24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index  Perdo Cabral : stumbling upon Brazil -- Francisco de Orellana : first down the Amazon -- Lope de Aguirre : who killed even his dream -- Pedro de Teixeira : making the Amazon Portuguese -- Charles Marie de la Condamine : equatorial scientist -- Monsieur and Madame Godin and their separation -- Baron von Humboldt : inspiration to the world -- Spruce and Wickham : collectors extraordinary -- Julio Arana : king of the Putumayo. 
<br/><br/> Explorers of the Amazon vividly describes how European explorers such as Pedro Cabral, Francisco De Orellana, Lope de Aguirre, and Madame Godin encountered the vast wilderness of the Amazon basin; how they searched, exploited, and fought over its riches; and what they learned and failed to learn through four centuries of adventure. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226763378| 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>93028121 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Explorers----Amazon River Region<br/>History
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Amazon River Valles----Discovery & exploration
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F2546  / .S68 1994 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>981.1 SMI