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Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, Part 1 (of 2) by Herndon and Gibbon
Herndon, William Lewis, 1813-1857
"Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, Part 1 (of 2)" by Herndon and Gibbon is a two-volume work published in 1854. U.S. Navy Lieutenants William Lewis Herndon and Lardner Gibbon led a daring 1851 expedition into the vast, uncharted Amazon Valley. Setting out from Lima, Peru, the party split into two groups to cover more territory. Herndon's journey spanned 4,366 miles through wilderness ranging from sea level to over 16,000 feet. Their detailed reports became an international best-seller, with tens of thousands of copies printed by presidential order. ... Read more
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| Author | Gibbon, Lardner, 1819-1910 |
|---|---|
| Title | Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, Part 1 (of 2) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploration_of_the_Valley_of_the_Amazon |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive ( archive.org) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F2501: Latin America local history: Brazil |
| Subject | Amazon River Valley -- Discovery and exploration -- American |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 57756 |
| Release Date | Aug 24, 2018 |
| Last Update | Jun 15, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1142 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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