NATURALISTS IN PARADISE

Alfred Russel Wallace, Henry Walter Bates and Richard Spruce were English naturalists who went to Amazonia 150 years ago. This book is the first to combine all three young mens experiences of the Amazon, drawing heavily on their own letters and books. All three ex plored an unknown river and had many thrilling adventures: violent attacks of malaria, fearful rapids, murder attempts, encounters w ith newly contacted indigenous peoples, shipwrecks, and many other hardships.