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Sep 15, 2020 · 4.34. 1,313 ratings227 reviews. A captivating new book from Wade Davis--renowned, award-winning, bestselling author and photographer, and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence for more than a decade-- that brings vividly to life the story of the great Río Magdalena, illuminating Colombia's complex past, present, and future in the process.
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River of dreams. 432pp. Bodley Head. £25. Wade Davis. The Magdalena River is no Nile or Yangtze, no Danube or Congo. In the global league of great watercourses, it is but a riverlet. At 949 miles, it is not even Colombia’s longest river. That accolade goes to the mighty Amazon, followed by the rios Putamayo, Orinoco, Negro and Caquetá.
Jun 8, 2021 · Magdalena. : Wade Davis. National Geographic Books, Jun 8, 2021 - History - 448 pages. From the award-winning, bestselling author and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence for more than a decade, a book that brings vividly to life the story of the great Río Magdalena--illuminating Colombia's complex past, present, and future.
Sep 15, 2020 · Wade Davis. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Sep 15, 2020 - Nature - 432 pages. A captivating new book from Wade Davis--award-winning, best-selling author and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence for more than a decade--that brings vividly to life the story of the great Río Magdalena, illuminating Colombia's complex past, present, and ...
- Wade Davis
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2020
- 0525657894, 9780525657897
Aug 14, 2020 · T he Magdalena is the great arterial river of Colombia. Rising in the rugged moorlands of the Andean páramo 12,000ft above sea level, it flows northwards for nearly a thousand miles, carving its ...
Sep 15, 2020 · At once an absorbing adventure and an inspiring tale of hope and redemption, Magdalena gives us a rare, kaleidoscopic picture of a nation on the verge of a new period of peace. Braiding together memoir, history, and journalism, Wade Davis tells the story of the country's most magnificent river, and in doing so, tells the epic story of Colombia ...
