Tales of a Shaman's Apprentice: An Ethnobotanist Searches for New Medicines in the Amazon Rain ForestPlotkin, Mark J.
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This is an epic story in the grand tradition of scientific adventure--the landmark Amazon explorations of legendary botanist Richard Evans Schultes and his student, Wade Davis, that revealed the treasures of the rain forest.
"He writes magnificently, with verve when describing his many adventurous field trips, accurately and efficiently when telling science or history, and with vivid fantasy when portraying hallucinogenic trances."
John Hemming, New York Times Book Review, 09/01/1996
Review:"A fascinating narrative of the exploits of Harvard ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes, interwoven with the much more benign adventure of his student, author and ethnobotanist Davis....[A]n exceptional tale of 20th-century scientific exploration and a rousing travelogue to places both real and illusory."
Kirkus, 07/01/1996
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Book Description: . [New York], Simon & Schuster, [1996], ., 1996. 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; 537, [i] pp, illustrations from photos, bibliog, index. original cloth-backed boards, spine title lettering, dj (not price clipped), clean, inscription on half title page, near fine copy in fine dj. "An epic tale of adventure and a compelling work of natural history." The author, a student of ethnobotanist Richard Evans Schultes, traces his own search, with Tim Plowman, for medical plants, including coca, the source of cocaine, among the Indian tribes of Amazonia. He describes the 12 year travels beginning in 1941 of Schultes. Schultes collected 20,000 botanical specimens including hundreds new to science, documented the knowledge of native shamans and explored unmapped areas. Schultes became the leading authority on plant hallucinogens. A fascinating and well written book, greatly enriched by the descriptions at two points in time. 'Richard Schultes was one of the last great explorer naturalists' (Edward O. Wilson). 'Wade Davis is one of our most lyrical nature writers, has written the definitive book about the South American rain forest' (Andrew Weil). 'A rare treasure' (David Suzuki). A picture of this book is available on request. Bookseller Inventory # A13027 Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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