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A brief history of rubber based on wade davis, one river 1996 rubber is one of the most important products to come out of the rainforest. The story of two generations of scientific explorers in south americarichard evans schultes and his protege wade davis an epic tale of adventure and a compellin. A fascinating narrative of the exploits of harvard ethnobotanist richard evans schultes, interwoven with the much more benign adventure of his student, author and ethnobotanist davis the serpent and the rainbow, 1986. The story of two generations of scientific explorers in south americarichard evans schultes and his protege wade davisan epic tale of adventure and a. The story of two generations of scientific explorers in south americarichard evans schultes and his protege wade davisan epic tale of adventure and a compellin. Richard evans schultes is one of the last of those biologists and botanists who confronted a planet with vast unexplored regions, and lived out the high adventure of a serious student of tropical nature. Jun 26, 2014 one river by wade davis, 9780099592969, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. One river by wade davis the story of two generations of scientific explorers in south americarichard evans schultes and his protege wade davis an epic tale of. Wade davis does not pretend to write a full biography of schultes, nor is one rivlffabout only schultes, but i doubt that any future biographer will improve upon this book for its generosity of spirit and sheer reading pleasure. Wade davis books list of books by author wade davis.
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My sense is that the authors clarity of mind and objective reporting without bias while simultaneously being fully present in his writing is in large part due to the effects of having ingested many and varied plant healers that sweep away the cobwebs in the mind. One river, among the waorani, by wade davis throughout the rest of the afternoon, as we arranged equipment and made plans for the collecting, i continued to struggle with the symbols of a culture that had been so misunderstood by the outside world. One river book by wade davis official publisher page. One river isbn 9780684834962 pdf epub wade davis ebook. In the 1940s, biologist richard evans schultes uncovered many of the secrets of the rain forest, relying not only on his own. Best known for the serpent and the rainbow, wade davis is an ethnobotanist interested in the native uses of plants, especially psychotropics. He finds many such plants in the travels he recounts in one river, especially coca and curare. May 11, 2010 wade davis received his doctorate in ethnobotany from harvard university and is an explorerinresidence at the national geographic society. Mar 21, 2008 wade davis book, one river, espoused his knowledge about plants and states of being in the amazon and the work of his mentor in the colombian amazon, richard evans schultes, were the inspiration for the colombian documentary, apaporis. Sep 03, 1996 one river is a dual biography, an ethnobotanical study of a region and its people, and a snapshot in time. Explorations and discoveries in the amazon rain forest by wade davis editor. A stunning account of adventure and discovery, betrayal and destruction, one river is a story of two.
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