

An edition of One River (1996)
By Wade Davis
Publish Date
August 5, 1997
Publisher
Simon & Schuster,Simon & Schuster, Limited
Language
eng
Pages
541
Description:
"Enjoyable and insightful work was written as a tribute to the scientific achievements of Richard Evans Schultes, an Amazonia explorer active during 1940s-50s. Also relates explorations of the author and of Timothy Plowman, both Schultes' students. Intended for a popular audience"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
subjects: Collection and preservation, Biography, Ethnobotanists, Field work, Hallucinogenic plants, Medicinal plants, Ethnobotany, Fieldwork, Ethnobiology, Indians of South America, Social life and customs, Journeys, Amazon river and valley, description and travel, Botanists, biography, Plants, collection and preservation, Hallucinogens, Personal Narratives
People: Richard Evans Schultes, Timothy Plowman
Places: Amazon River Region, United States