The lost lady of the Amazon
by Anthony Smith · 2003
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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.
Mission géodésique (France)Description and travelAdventure and adventurersScientific expeditionsTravelSocial conditionsHistoryBiographyWomen travelersExpeditiesSouth america, historySouth america, description and travel