In the Sierra Madre

Informationen zum Autor Jeff Biggers Klappentext This groundbreaking and extraordinary memoir chronicles the astonishing history of one of the most famous yet unknown regions in the world. Based on his one-year sojourn among the Raramuri/Tarahumara, award-winning journalist Biggers uncovers the remarkable treasures of the Sierra Madre. Zusammenfassung Presents the history of legendary treasure seekers and enigmatic natives in the Sierra Madre of Mexico. This work offers a look into the ways of the resilient indigenous culture in the Americas, the exploits of Mexican mountaineers, and the parade of argonauts and accidental travellers that has journeyed into the Sierra Madre over centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis

Product details

• Authors: Jeff Biggers, Jeffrey Biggers
• Publisher: University Of Illinois Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.08.2006
• EAN: 9780252031014
• ISBN: 978-0-252-03101-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic