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Author
Publisher
Catapult
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An American writer of Argentine, Syrian, and Iraqi Jewish descent, Jordan Salama tells the story of the Río Magdalena, nearly one thousand miles long, the heart of Colombia. This is Gabriel García Márquez's territory--rumor has it Macondo was partly inspired by the port town of Mompox--as much as that of the Middle Eastern immigrants who run fabric stores by its banks. Following the river from its source high in the Andes to its mouth on the Caribbean...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"Trying to encounter a harpy eagle in the wild, Sarah Woods trekked through the world's densest jungles, falling under the spell of Latin America's extraordinary wildlife and making some heart-wrenching discoveries about herself along the way."--From back cover.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The award winning writer, photographer, filmmaker, and ethnographer--a longtime Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society--recounts an enthralling journey down Colombia's Magdalena River that illuminates the country's rebirth after decades of political violence, drug cartels, and guerrilla warfare"--
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