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Author |
: Buddy Levy |
Publisher |
: Diversion Books |
Total Pages |
: 420 |
Release |
: 2022-04-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781635769203 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1635769205 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis River of Darkness by : Buddy Levy
The acclaimed author of Labyrinth of Ice charts the legendary sixteenth-century adventurer’s death-defying navigation of the Amazon River. In 1541, Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro and his lieutenant Francisco Orellana searched for La Canela, South America’s rumored Land of Cinnamon, and the fabled El Dorado, “the golden man.” Quickly, the enormous expedition of mercenaries, enslaved natives, horses, and hunting dogs were decimated through disease, starvation, and attacks in the jungle. Hopelessly lost in the swampy labyrinth, Pizarro and Orellana made the fateful decision to separate. While Pizarro eventually returned home in rags, Orellana and fifty-seven men continued into the unknown reaches of the mighty Amazon jungle and river. Theirs would be the greater glory. Interweaving historical accounts with newly uncovered details, Levy reconstructs Orellana’s journey as the first European to navigate the world’s largest river. Every twist and turn of the powerful Amazon holds new wonders and the risk of death. Levy gives a long-overdue account of the Amazon’s people—some offering sustenance and guidance, others hostile, subjecting the invaders to gauntlets of unremitting attacks and signs of terrifying rituals. Violent and beautiful, noble and tragic, River of Darkness is riveting history and breathtaking adventure that will sweep readers on a voyage unlike any other. Praise for Buddy Levy and River of Darkness “In River of Darkness, Buddy Levy recounts Orellana’s headlong dash down the Amazon. Like Mr. Levy’s last book, Conquistador, about the conquest of Mexico, River of Darkness presents a fast-moving tale of triumph over seemingly insurmountable odds. . . . Though impromptu, the expedition was one of the most amazing adventures of all time.” —Wall Street Journal “An exciting, well-plotted excursion down the Amazon River with the early Spanish conquistador. . . . [A] richly textured account of the rogue, rebel and visionary whose discovery still resonates today.” —Kirkus Reviews “A rollicking adventure . . . Levy successfully conveys the Amazon’s power and majesty, while shedding light on the futility of humanity’s attempt to tame it.” —The A.V. Club
Author |
: Masaji Ishikawa |
Publisher |
: Amazon Crossing |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2018-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1542047196 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781542047197 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis A River in Darkness by : Masaji Ishikawa
Previously published in Japan in 2000. Translated from Japanese by Risa Kobayashi and Martin Brown. First published in English by AmazonCrossing in 2017.
Author |
: Marlene R÷der |
Publisher |
: Enslow Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages |
: 228 |
Release |
: 2014-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781623240103 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1623240107 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis In the River Darkness by : Marlene R÷der
Mia arrives at a small town by the river, carrying a secret. Her new neighbors, the Stonebrooks, immediately draw her interest. Soon, she meets brothers Alex and Jay. Mia is attracted to Alex, the older handsome brother. They begin dating, but Mia remains guarded, hiding behind an invisible barrier. She also befriends Jay, the gentle dreamer, who spends most of his time at the river, with his mysterious friend, Alina. As the three teens spend more and more time together, strange things start to happen. This brilliantly crafted story, told from the alternating perspectives of Mia, Alex, and Jay, creates a web of secrets. And secrets buried deep below the dark surface are the hardest to uncover.
Author |
: Rennie Airth |
Publisher |
: Pan Macmillan |
Total Pages |
: 561 |
Release |
: 2011-02-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780330530347 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0330530348 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis River of Darkness by : Rennie Airth
In Rennie Airth's River of Darkness it is 1921 and a terrible discovery has been made at a manor house in Surrey – the bloodied bodies of Colonel Fletcher, his wife and two of their staff. The victims have all been stabbed and the lack of disturbance in the house suggests that the attack was one of terrifying speed. The Surrey police force seem ready to put the murders down to robbery with violence, but Detective Inspector Madden from Scotland Yard sees things slightly differently. For he has experienced the horrors of World War I and has seen madness at first hand. And he is certain this crime has been perpetrated by a psychopath who will strike again . . . and soon. Enjoy more of this historical crime series with The Blood Dimmed Tide and The Dead of Winter.
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Synopsis Heart of Darkness by :
Author |
: James Grady |
Publisher |
: Warner Books (NY) |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1991 |
ISBN-10 |
: 044651554X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780446515542 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (4X Downloads) |
Synopsis River of Darkness by : James Grady
CIA agent Jud Stuart must defend himself from his own country after the Cold War because top authorities think he knows too much.
Author |
: Candice Millard |
Publisher |
: Anchor |
Total Pages |
: 442 |
Release |
: 2009-12-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307575081 |
ISBN-13 |
: 030757508X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis The River of Doubt by : Candice Millard
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait—the bestselling author of River of the Gods brings us the true story of Theodore Roosevelt’s harrowing exploration of one of the most dangerous rivers on earth. “A rich, dramatic tale that ranges from the personal to the literally earth-shaking.” —The New York Times The River of Doubt—it is a black, uncharted tributary of the Amazon that snakes through one of the most treacherous jungles in the world. Indians armed with poison-tipped arrows haunt its shadows; piranhas glide through its waters; boulder-strewn rapids turn the river into a roiling cauldron. After his humiliating election defeat in 1912, Roosevelt set his sights on the most punishing physical challenge he could find, the first descent of an unmapped, rapids-choked tributary of the Amazon. Together with his son Kermit and Brazil’s most famous explorer, Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon, Roosevelt accomplished a feat so great that many at the time refused to believe it. In the process, he changed the map of the western hemisphere forever. Along the way, Roosevelt and his men faced an unbelievable series of hardships, losing their canoes and supplies to punishing whitewater rapids, and enduring starvation, Indian attack, disease, drowning, and a murder within their own ranks. Three men died, and Roosevelt was brought to the brink of suicide. The River of Doubt brings alive these extraordinary events in a powerful nonfiction narrative thriller that happens to feature one of the most famous Americans who ever lived. From the soaring beauty of the Amazon rain forest to the darkest night of Theodore Roosevelt’s life, here is Candice Millard’s dazzling debut. Look for Candice Millard’s latest book, River of the Gods.
Author |
: Ashley Hope Pérez |
Publisher |
: Carolrhoda Lab ® |
Total Pages |
: 484 |
Release |
: 2015-09-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781467776783 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1467776785 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Out of Darkness by : Ashley Hope Pérez
A Michael L. Printz Honor Book "This is East Texas, and there's lines. Lines you cross, lines you don't cross. That clear?" New London, Texas. 1937. Naomi Vargas and Wash Fuller know about the lines in East Texas as well as anyone. They know the signs that mark them. They know the people who enforce them. But sometimes the attraction between two people is so powerful it breaks through even the most entrenched color lines. And the consequences can be explosive. Ashley Hope Pérez takes the facts of the 1937 New London school explosion—the worst school disaster in American history—as a backdrop for a riveting novel about segregation, love, family, and the forces that destroy people. "[This] layered tale of color lines, love and struggle in an East Texas oil town is a pit-in-the-stomach family drama that goes down like it should, with pain and fascination, like a mix of sugary medicine and artisanal moonshine."—The New York Times Book Review "Pérez deftly weaves [an] unflinchingly intense narrative....A powerful, layered tale of forbidden love in times of unrelenting racism."―starred, Kirkus Reviews "This book presents a range of human nature, from kindness and love to acts of racial and sexual violence. The work resonates with fear, hope, love, and the importance of memory....Set against the backdrop of an actual historical event, Pérez...gives voice to many long-omitted facets of U.S. history."―starred, School Library Journal
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: R. AIRTH |
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Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:656082736 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis River of Darkness by : R. AIRTH
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: Rennie Airth |
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Total Pages |
: 443 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1101116986 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781101116982 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis River of Darkness by : Rennie Airth