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Ruthless river : love and survival by raft on the Amazon's relentless Madre de Dios / Holly FitzGerald.
The author describes how her honeymoon was cut short when her plane crashed in the jungles of Peru, forcing her and her husband to try to survive aboard a makeshift raft as they made their way down the Amazon River to civilization.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525432777 : PAP
- ISBN: 0525432779 : PAP
- Physical Description: xii, 316 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Vintage Departures, Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Waiting -- The plane -- Jungle trail -- Sepa -- Prisoners -- Puerto Maldonado -- Finding a raft -- Launch day -- First day on the river -- The border -- Flying free -- The storm -- Where are we? -- The rains poured down -- Hope -- The logjam -- Dead tree -- Wrestling match -- Little balsa -- SOS -- High noon -- Swimming with Becky -- Log bed -- Quickmud -- Rant -- Desire -- Butterflies -- Little moments -- Bees -- What I want -- Epiphany -- Snails -- Like sticks -- My hero -- Marsh birds -- Rising fear -- Tiny frogs -- Time meshes -- Chasing the monkey -- Banana chips -- Barraca -- Maryknoll -- Riberalta -- Epilogue. |
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| Subject: | FitzGerald, Holly Conklin > Travel > Amazon River Region. Amazon River Region > Description and travel. Amazon River > Description and travel. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Branch Area Library | 918.1 F (Text) | 32050008266352 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Waiting | ||
| The plane | ||
| Jungle trail | ||
| Sepa | ||
| Prisoners | ||
| Puerto Maldonado | ||
| Finding a raft | ||
| Launch day | ||
| First day on the river | ||
| The border | ||
| Flying free | ||
| The storm | ||
| Where are we? | ||
| The rains poured down | ||
| Hope | ||
| The logjam | ||
| Dead tree | ||
| Wrestling match | ||
| Little balsa | ||
| SOS | ||
| High noon | ||
| Swimming with Becky | ||
| Log bed | ||
| Quickmud | ||
| Rant | ||
| Desire | ||
| Butterflies | ||
| Little moments | ||
| Bees | ||
| What I want | ||
| Epiphany | ||
| Snails | ||
| Like sticks | ||
| My hero | ||
| Marsh birds | ||
| Rising fear | ||
| Tiny frogs | ||
| Time meshes | ||
| Chasing the monkey | ||
| Banana chips | ||
| Barraca | ||
| Maryknoll | ||
| Riberalta | ||
| Epilogue. |