Tracks in the Amazon: The Day-to-Day Life of the Workers on the Madeira-Mamoré Railroad

Author:   Gary Neeleman ,  Rose Neeleman ,  Wade Davis
Publisher:   University of Utah Press,U.S.
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9781607812753


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   30 November 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Gary Neeleman ,  Rose Neeleman ,  Wade Davis
Publisher:   University of Utah Press,U.S.
Imprint:   University of Utah Press,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.456kg
ISBN:  

9781607812753


ISBN 10:   1607812754
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   30 November 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Foreword by Wade Davis Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. George Earl Church 2. White Gold 3. Porto Velho 4. The Workers 5. Camp and Right of Way 6. Water Challenge 7. The Inauguration and Beyond The Puerto Velho Marconigram Afterword. Dana Merrill: Other Images from the Chronicler of the Jungle by Pedro Ribero Moreira Neto Bibliography

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A relevant contribution to the very rare records of one of the most fascinating adventures of American engineers and capitalists in foreign lands, which happened immediately after the spectacular Panama Canal project. --Rosental Calmon Alves, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, The University of Texas at Austin A relevant contribution to the very rare records of one of the most fascinating adventures of American engineers and capitalists in foreign lands, which happened immediately after the spectacular Panama Canal project. Rosental Calmon Alves, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, The University of Texas at Austin


A relevant contribution to the very rare records of one of the most fascinating adventures of American engineers and capitalists in foreign lands, which happened immediately after the spectacular Panama Canal project. -Rosental Calmon Alves, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, The University of Texas at Austin


A relevant contribution to the very rare records of one of the most fascinating adventures of American engineers and capitalists in foreign lands, which happened immediately after the spectacular Panama Canal project. Rosental Calmon Alves, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, The University of Texas at Austin A relevant contribution to the very rare records of one of the most fascinating adventures of American engineers and capitalists in foreign lands, which happened immediately after the spectacular Panama Canal project. --Rosental Calmon Alves, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, The University of Texas at Austin


A relevant contribution to the very rare records of one of the most fascinating adventures of American engineers and capitalists in foreign lands, which happened immediately after the spectacular Panama Canal project. Rosental Calmon Alves, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, The University of Texas at Austin


A relevant contribution to the very rare records of one of the most fascinating adventures of American engineers and capitalists in foreign lands, which happened immediately after the spectacular Panama Canal project. --Rosental Calmon Alves, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, The University of Texas at Austin


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Gary Neeleman and Rose Neeleman lived in Brazil for more than ten years, where Gary worked as a foreign correspondent for United Press International (UPI) and later was the vice president of UPI for the Latin American area. He is currently the Honorary Brazilian Consul for the state of Utah. Both authors are fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.

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