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Life and Death in the Andes: On the Trail of Bandits, Heroes, and...
by MacQuarrie, Kim | HC | Good
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- Objectstaat
- Goed
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- Hardcover
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
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- ISBN
- 9781439168899
- Book Title
- Life and Death in the Andes : on the Trail of Bandits, Heroes, and Revolutionaries
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Psychology, History, Social Science
- Topic
- South America / General, Death & Dying, Revolutionary, General, Modern / General, Criminals & Outlaws, Latin America / South America
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 22.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 448 Pages
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Unique portraits of legendary characters along South America's mountain spine, from Charles Darwin to the present day, told by a master traveler and observer. The Andes Mountains are the world's longest mountain chain, linking most of the countries in South America. Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and author Kim MacQuarrie takes us on a historical journey through this unique region, bringing fresh insight and contemporary connections to such fabled characters as Charles Darwin, Pablo Escobar, Che Guevara, and many others. He describes the floating islands of Lake Titicaca, where people's lives depend entirely on a reed that grows there. He introduces us to a Patagonian woman who is the last living speaker of her language, as he explores the disappearance and sometimes surprising resiliency of indigenous cultures throughout the Andes. He meets a man whose grandfather witnessed Butch Cassidy's last days in Bolivia,tracks down the ballet dancer who once hid the leader of the brutal Shining Path in her home, and hears a harrowing story from the school teacher who gave Che Guevara his final meal. Through the stories he shares, MacQuarrie raises such questions as, where did the people of South America come from? Did they create or import their cultures? What makes South America different from other continents--and what makes the cultures of the Andes different from other cultures in South America? Why did Peru's Shining Path leader Guzmán nearly succeed in his revolutionary quest while Che Guevara in Bolivia so quickly failed? And what so astounded Charles Darwin in South America that led him to conceive the theory of evolution? Deeply observed and beautifully written, Life and Death in the Andes shows us this land as no one has before.
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
143916889x
ISBN-13
9781439168899
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Product Key Features
Book Title
Life and Death in the Andes : on the Trail of Bandits, Heroes, and Revolutionaries
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
South America / General, Death & Dying, Revolutionary, General, Modern / General, Criminals & Outlaws, Latin America / South America
Publication Year
2015
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Psychology, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
F2212.M25 2015
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Indelible images, combined with a sparkling narrative style and masterful historical investigation, make MacQuarrie's effort to compress 10,000 years of Andean into a single volume a delight to read., In this vivid, engaging hybrid of travel and history, Kim MacQuarrie proves to be the ideal companion on a trip the length of South America--a land where past and present are inseparable., It was an inspired idea to weave a journey through the Andes with tales of some of its most flamboyant characters - gangsters like the drug baron Pablo Escobar and the bank robber Butch Cassidy, murderous idealists like Che Guevara and the founder of the Shining Path insurgency, or Charles Darwin and the Patagonian indigenous peoples. Kim MacQuarrie tracks down their descendants or acolytes, and enthralls the reader with their stories and his own travels., The human history that has shaped South America is dramatically re-created in this rich account of iconic Andes characters, from Pablo Escobar and Hiram Bingham to Che Guevara and Butch Cassidy., In this vivid, engaging hybrid of travel and history, Kim MacQuarrie proves to be the ideal companion on a trip the length of South America-a land where past and present are inseparable., Eccentric, often lively. . . . Part history, part chatty travelogue. . . . MacQuarrie is an enthusiastic guide and is often amusing and occasionally enlightening., [MacQuarrie] writes smartly and engagingly and with a sense of populist enthusiasm about the variety of South America's life and landscape., In Life and Death in the Andes , Kim MacQuarrie combines his extraordinary skills as a writer and researcher to create what is destined to become a modern day classic. A real page-turner and essential reading for anyone who hopes to better understand that increasingly important part of the world., Few writers know the mountainous spine of South America better than Kim MacQuarrie, and fewer still can match the richness, verve, and competence he brings to his work. Whether focused on Darwin's extraordinary journey through icy Patagonia or the demise of Che Guevara in Bolivia, MacQuarrie displays an unfailing talent for great storytelling and an exceptional depth of knowledge. Life and Death in the Andes is a beautifully crafted book that brings to vivid life one of the most spectacular and mysterious landscapes on the planet., MacQuarrie spectacularly describes the Andes. This is a well-written, immersive work that history aficionados, particularly those with an affinity for Latin America, will relish.
Copyright Date
2015
Lccn
2015-017288
Dewey Decimal
980
Dewey Edition
23
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