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100 1 _aHardenburg, W. E.
_q(Walter Ernest),
_d1886-1942
245 1 4 _aThe Putumayo, the Devil's Paradise :
_bTravels in the Peruvian Amazon Region and an Account of the Atrocities Committed upon the Indians Therein
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-03-24
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif, Broward County Library and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Putumayo, the Devil's Paradise" by W. E. Hardenburg is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the atrocities inflicted upon the Indigenous people of the Putumayo region in South America during the rubber trade, highlighting ruthless exploitation and human rights abuses. The narrative serves both as an indictment of these colonial practices and as a call for accountability and betterment for the oppressed Native populations. The opening of the narrative introduces the horrific conditions within the Amazon Valley, focusing on the systematic torture, murder, and enslavement of the local Indigenous tribes, primarily the Huitotos. Hardenburg reflects on the stark contrast between the historical governance of the Incas, which promoted justice and cooperation among their people, and the brutal realities faced by these tribes under the greed of rubber companies in the modern republic. This portion sets the stage for Hardenburg’s own explorations and investigations into the region, portraying the vast, uncharted territory of the Putumayo as both a source of great wealth and a site of unimaginable suffering. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPeru -- Description and travel
653 _aPeruvian Amazon Company
653 _aRubber industry and trade -- Peru
653 _aPutumayo River
700 1 _aCasement, Roger,
_d1864-1916
700 1 _aEnock, C. Reginald
_q(Charles Reginald),
_d1868-1970
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45204
999 _c86043
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