An edition of The lost lady of the Amazon (2003)
The lost lady of the Amazon
the story of Isabela Godin and her epic journey
By Anthony Smith
Publish Date
2003
Publisher
Carroll & Graf Publishers,Carroll & Graf
Language
eng
Pages
197
Description:
Describes the epic odyssey of Isabela Godin des Odonais, an eighteenth-century aristocrat, who braved the perils of the Amazon to undertake a three-thousand-mile journey marked by hardship, starvation, danger, and death.
subjects: Mission géodésique (France), Description and travel, Adventure and adventurers, Scientific expeditions, Travel, Social conditions, History, Biography, Women travelers, Expedities, South america, history, South america, description and travel
People: Isabelle de Grandmaison Godin des Odonais (1727-1792), Isabelle de Grandmaison Godin des Odonais (b. 1728?), Jean Godin des Odonais (1712-1792)
Places: Amazon River Region, South America
Times: 18th century