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White Waters and Black

White Waters and Black

Maccreagh, Gordon

Hardcover

ExplorationSouth America

ISBN10: 1025340914
ISBN13: 9781025340913
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 428
Weight: 1.70
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
White Waters and Black is a classic and irreverent account of a scientific expedition through the Amazon basin during the early 1920s. Written by Gordon MacCreagh, the narrative follows a team of eight men as they attempt to cross the continent from the high Andes of Bolivia to the Atlantic coast of Brazil. Unlike the often-stuffy exploration journals of its time, this work is celebrated for its wit, honesty, and cynical humor regarding the realities of jungle travel.

MacCreagh captures the grueling nature of the journey, detailing the constant battles with insects, the treacherous navigation of white-water rapids, and the inevitable frictions that arise when a diverse group of personalities is confined to the wilderness. Beyond the adventure, White Waters and Black offers fascinating observations on the indigenous peoples of the Rio Negro and the Upper Amazon, providing a valuable anthropological snapshot of a region then largely unknown to the Western world. This work remains a cornerstone of travel literature, praised for its unvarnished look at the triumphs and follies of early 20th-century exploration.

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