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100 1 _aWhiffen, Thomas,
_d1878-1922
245 1 4 _aThe North-West Amazons: Notes of some months spent among cannibal tribes
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2017-09-13
508 _aProduced by deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The North-West Amazons: Notes of some months spent among cannibal tribes" by Thomas Whiffen is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work details the author's months spent exploring the remote regions near the upper Amazon River, specifically focusing on the cannibal tribes and their cultures. Whiffen shares his observations of the tribes' customs, daily life, and interactions with nature, providing readers with an ethnographic glimpse into a largely untouched world. At the start of the narrative, Whiffen recounts his motivations for embarking on this journey following a period of unemployment due to ill health. He reflects on previous travel experiences and the influence of Dr. Alfred Russel Wallace's writings, which inspired him to explore the Amazon. Arriving in Manaos, he quickly realizes the challenges of accessing the interior and securing a reliable party, and the narrative unfolds with his detailed accounts of the difficulties faced in navigating the forest, river routes, and the dynamics with local tribes. The opening section sets the stage for an immersive exploration of the Amazonian wilderness and the indigenous peoples residing there, capturing both the allure and the difficulties of his expedition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aIndians of South America -- Amazon River Valley
653 _aBora Indians
653 _aWitoto Indians
653 _aPutumayo River Valley
653 _aJapurá River Valley (Colombia and Brazil)
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55540
999 _c96371
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