Paddle to the Amazon: The True Story of a Canadian Father and Son's incredible 12181 mile canoe trip from Winnipeg to the mouth of the Amazon River

Starkell, Don; Wilkins, Charles;

ISBN 10: 077108241X / ISBN 13: 9780771082412

Published by McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1988

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Good condition. Minor wear. Binding?tight, pages age toned. Pictures available upon request.? dw.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Paddle to the Amazon: The True Story of a Canadian Father and Son's incredible 12181 mile canoe trip from Winnipeg to the mouth of the Amazon River
• Publisher: McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, ON, Canada
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 077108241X
• ISBN 13: 9780771082412
• Binding: massmarket paperback
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Non-Fiction

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Synopsis

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