Magdalena : river of dreams
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Magdalena : river of dreams
Edition:
First edition.
Author:
Language:
English
Publication Date:
2020
Publication Information:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf,
ISBN:
9780375410994
Physical Description:
xxii, 403 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm
Contents:
Bocas de Ceniza -- Alto Magdalena -- Fountain of the World -- San Agustín -- Valley of Sorrows -- Giradot and Honda -- The Miracle of Murillo -- Medio Magdalena -- The Forgotten Land -- City of Eternal Spring -- Cauldron of War -- Sisters of Mercy -- The Nameless Dead -- Morita of the Manatees -- Bajo Magdalena -- River of Cumbia -- Land of a Thousand Rhythms -- A Great Republic of Nature -- The General in his Labyrinth -- A Geography of Hope.
Abstract:
"The award winning writer, photographer, filmmaker, and ethnographer--a longtime Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society--recounts an enthralling journey down Colombia's Magdalena River that illuminates the country's rebirth after decades of political violence, drug cartels, and guerrilla warfare"-- Provided by publisher.
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Books
