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A narrative of travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro,

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Nature, Gardens & Animals

A narrative of travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro,

Alfred Russel Wallace

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Years before his own theory of natural selection, Alfred Russel Wallace explored the Amazon in search of its endless life. This narrative follows him up the great river and the Rio Negro through forest, flood, and native villages, collecting all the way. The making of a naturalist in the world's richest wilderness. Paddle the Amazon with a future giant of science.

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30 chapters

  1. 1A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS ON THE AMAZON AND RIO NEGRO, WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE NATIVE TRIBES, AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE CLIMATE, GEOLOGY, AND NATURAL HISTORY OF THE AMAZON VALLEY.
  2. 2PREFACE.
  3. 3CONTENTS.
  4. 4CHAPTER I.
  5. 5CHAPTER II.
  6. 6CHAPTER III.
  7. 7CHAPTER IV.
  8. 8CHAPTER V.
  9. 9CHAPTER VI.
  10. 10CHAPTER VII.
  11. 11CHAPTER VIII.
  12. 12CHAPTER IX.
  13. 13CHAPTER X.
  14. 14CHAPTER XI.
  15. 15CHAPTER XII.
  16. 16CHAPTER XIII.
  17. 17CHAPTER XIV.
  18. 18GEOLOGY.

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