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The Naturalist on the River Amazons

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The Naturalist on the River Amazons

Henry Walter Bates

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Henry Walter Bates spent eleven years on the Amazon and came back with thousands of new species and a classic. His naturalist on the river Amazons moves from Para up the great river through jungle, flood, and forest. Vivid, patient, and scientifically priceless. One of the finest travel narratives in all of natural history. Voyage up the Amazon with a tireless collector.

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18 chapters

  1. 1THE NATURALIST ON THE RIVER AMAZONS
  2. 2Contents
  3. 3LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  4. 4AN APPRECIATION
  5. 5AUTHOR’S PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1864
  6. 6Chapter I. PARÁ
  7. 7Chapter II. PARÁ
  8. 8Chapter III. PARÁ
  9. 9Chapter IV. THE TOCANTINS AND CAMETÁ
  10. 10Chapter V. CARAPÍ AND THE BAY OF MARAJÓ
  11. 11Chapter VI. THE LOWER AMAZONS—PARÁ TO OBYDOS
  12. 12Chapter VII. THE LOWER AMAZONS—OBYDOS TO MANAOS, OR THE BARRA OF THE RIO NEGRO
  13. 13Chapter VIII. SANTAREM
  14. 14Chapter IX. VOYAGE UP THE TAPAJOS
  15. 15Chapter X. THE UPPER AMAZONS—VOYAGE TO EGA
  16. 16Chapter XI. EXCURSIONS IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF EGA
  17. 17Chapter XII. ANIMALS OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF EGA
  18. 18Chapter XIII. EXCURSIONS BEYOND EGA
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