Wild Coast : travels on South America's untamed edge
Title:
Wild Coast : travels on South America's untamed edge
JLCTITLE245:
John Gimlette.
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st U.S. ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Physical Description:
358 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9780307272539
General Note:
"Originally published in Great Britain by Profile Books ... London, in 2011"--Title page verso.
"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
Abstract:
Describes the author's visit to South America's lesser-known Guianese coast, where he toured the coastal towns, torrential rivers, and dense forests of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, in an account that also describes the region's remarkable wildlife and violent history.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The town of George -- The town of Jones -- The golden Rupununi -- A parliament of ants -- The bloody Berbice -- Good morning, Suriname -- Paramaribo -- The hinterlands -- The last of the colonies, Guyane -- Epilogue -- Afterword.