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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1550132237. In DJ; Black hb binding. Glossary. Acct of destruction of the rain forest & native rubber tapper & organizer who tried to save it; Small 8vo; xvi + 247 pages.
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As New in As New jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Key Porter Books, 1990. Hard Back First Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket AS NEW. Black cloth binding w/gilt outlined panel on spine, gilt titles within. Bright and colorful jacket illustration. The Amazon Rain Forest has become an internationally known symbol of the struggle between the forces of destruction, acting in the name of progress, and the forces of tradition, acting to preserve a way of life and an irreplaceable resource. Chico Mendes was at the heart of this struggle and was brutally murdered in 1998. He has become synonymous with the plight of the Amazonian people. "Into the Amazon" is the revealing story of the people who live in the forest: the rubber tappers, river people, small landholders, and natives and an account of the struggle for survival they face. 250 pages. 6.25 x 9.4 inches. Publisher: Key Porter Books, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. Book Fine first edition, first printing in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean black paper-covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Small bump to lower board edge. No fraying or tears, no fading. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean. No names, writing or marks. 250 pages. Clean bright jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A revealing story of the people who live in the Amazon River Valley: the rubber tappers, river people, small landholders and natives. Augusta Dwyer not only spoke to them; she lived among them, sharing their meals and their way of life. In addition, she was one of the few journalists to become close friends with Chico Mendes, who did more than any other individual to alert the world to the rape of the rain forest. Brutally murdered in 1988, he has become synonymous with the plight of the Amazonian people and the extraordinary world they inhabit.
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Fair in Fair jacket. 8vo, Book and D.J. are great. Into the Amazon is the revealing stropy of the people who live in the forest: the rubber tappers, river people, small landholders and natives. Augusta Dwyer not only spoke to them; she lived among them, sharing their meals and their way of life. In addition, she was one of the few journalists to become close friends with Chico Mendes, interviewing him on a number of occasions, the last time shortly before his death. Her account of the struggle of the people of the rain forest for survival and dignity against terrible odds is at once wonderfully evocative and deeply disturbing. 250 pages. 01.
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Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1550132237. 250 pages. The revealing story of the people who live in the forest: the rubber trappers, river people, small landholders and natives. Author not only spoke to them; she lived among them, sharing their meals and their way of life. Clean. Very light wear. Unmarked. Excellent copy.; 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Into the Amazon-Chico Mendes and the Struggle for the Rain Forest Indians of South America Amazon River Valley Social Life and Customs Brazil Government Relations Industries Social Aspects 250 pages. The revealing story of the people who live in the f.
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