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Sheds new light on our understanding of the people of the rainforest. Given the current spotlight on nature and the future of the planet, an understanding of the people of the rainforest is highly topical.

Looks at the experiences of Alfred Russel Wallace, Henry Walter Bates and Richard Spruce, all English naturalists who went to Amazonia 150 years ago. Draws heavily on their own letters and books, with 79 illustrations.

In his long career of exploration and scholarship, Hemming has become a powerful advocate for the Amazon. The New York Times, John Hemming

This monumental work of history removes the Incas from the realm of legend and shows the reality of their struggles against the Spanish invasion. Winner of the 1971 Christopher Award. Index, photographs, maps, and line drawings.

Avvincente, tragica, spesso in bilico tra verità e leggenda, la storia della fine degli Incas è densa di episodi e figure memorabili. Dal tempo in cui la banda di avventurieri spagnoli messi insieme da Pizarro riuscì a penetrare nei territori degli Incas, fino all'uccisione dell'ultimo indio ribelle, il grande storico John Hemming ripercorre gli eventi che cambiarono la storia delle Americhe e, con esse, del mondo intero: le prime incursioni s...