The White Rock

'I'll look forward to all his future stories if they're even half as well told, as vivid and funny and human, as this one.' Informationen zum Autor Hugh Thomson's previous books include The White Rock: An Exploration of the Inca Heartland and Nanda Devi, a journey to a usually inaccessible part of the Himalayas. He has led many research expeditions to Peru. He is also a film-maker and has won many awards for his documentaries, which include Indian Journeys with William Dalrymple, and Dancing in the Street: A Rock and Roll History. He lives in Oxfordshire. Klappentext One man goes in search of the lost cities of the Amazon in the Inca heartland.One man goes in search of the lost cities of the Amazon in the Inca heartland. Zusammenfassung One man goes in search of the lost cities of the Amazon in the Inca heartland.

Product details

• Authors: Hugh Thomson, Thomson Hugh
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 19.08.2010
• EAN: 9780753813584
• ISBN: 978-0-7538-1358-4
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 199 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Colombia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, TRAVEL / South America / General, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, Travel writing, Geographical discovery & exploration, CE period up to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Archaeology by period / region, History of the Americas, Geographical discovery and exploration, History of the Americas: pre-Columbian period, HISTORY / Latin America / Pre-Columbian Era