Paddle to the Amazon: The Ultimate 12,000-Mile Canoe Adventure - Hardcover

Starkell, Don

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0771082401 ISBN 13: 9780771082405

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, 1987

Synopsis

A must read for anyone who ever wondered how strong a will can be. Interaction between siblings, the love and pride the father holds for his sons, and vise versa. The challenge of the test was crucial in this book. The endurance unbelievable. The goal was focused.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

It was crazy. It was unthinkable. It was the adventure of a lifetime.

When Don and Dana Starkell left Winnipeg in a tiny three-seater canoe, they had no idea of the dangers that lay ahead. Two years and 12,180 miles later, father and son had each paddled nearly twenty million strokes, slept on beaches, in jungles and fields, dined on tapir, shark, and heaps of roasted ants.

They encountered piranhas, wild pigs, and hungry alligators. They were arrested, shot at, taken for spies and drug smugglers, and set upon by pirates. They had lived through terrifying hurricanes, food poisoning, and near starvation. And at the same time they had set a record for a thrilling, unforgettable voyage of discovery and old-fashioned adventure.

"Courageous . . . Exciting and always immediate." -- The New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0771082401
• ISBN 13: 9780771082405
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 316