One River

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