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LIFE AND DEATH IN THE ANDES: On the Trail By Kim MacQuarrie (2016 TPB){Q2}
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Specifiche dell'oggetto
- Condizione
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- ISBN
- 9781439168905
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1439168903
ISBN-13
9781439168905
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237734036
Product Key Features
Book Title
Life and Death in the Andes : on the Trail of Bandits, Heroes, and Revolutionaries
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2016
Topic
South America / General, Death & Dying, Revolutionary, General, Modern / General, Criminals & Outlaws, Latin America / South America
Genre
Travel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Psychology, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
17.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
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Reviews
In this vivid, engaging hybrid of travel and history, Kim MacQuarrie proves to be the ideal companion on a trip the length of South America--a land where past and present are inseparable., It was an inspired idea to weave a journey through the Andes with tales of some of its most flamboyant characters - gangsters like the drug baron Pablo Escobar and the bank robber Butch Cassidy, murderous idealists like Che Guevara and the founder of the Shining Path insurgency, or Charles Darwin and the Patagonian indigenous peoples. Kim MacQuarrie tracks down their descendants or acolytes, and enthralls the reader with their stories and his own travels., Life and Death in the Andes brings its people and the gorgeous, oftentimes awe-inspiring, country alive., The human history that has shaped South America is dramatically re-created in this rich account of iconic Andes characters, from Pablo Escobar and Hiram Bingham to Che Guevara and Butch Cassidy., It was an inspired idea to weave a journey through the Andes with tales of some of its most flamboyant characters gangsters like the drug baron Pablo Escobar and the bank robber Butch Cassidy, murderous idealists like Che Guevara and the founder of the Shining Path insurgency, or Charles Darwin and the Patagonian indigenous peoples. Kim MacQuarrie tracks down their descendants or acolytes, and enthralls the reader with their stories and his own travels., In this vivid, engaging hybrid of travel and history, Kim MacQuarrie proves to be the ideal companion on a trip the length of South America-a land where past and present are inseparable., MacQuarrie's book is as richly detailed as it is deeply felt. . . . A thoughtfully observed travel memoir and history., Eccentric, often lively. . . . Part history, part chatty travelogue. . . . MacQuarrie is an enthusiastic guide and is often amusing and occasionally enlightening., [MacQuarrie] writes smartly and engagingly and with a sense of populist enthusiasm about the variety of South America's life and landscape., Few writers know the mountainous spine of South America better than Kim MacQuarrie, and fewer still can match the richness, verve, and competence he brings to his work. Whether focused on Darwin's extraordinary journey through icy Patagonia or the demise of Che Guevara in Bolivia, MacQuarrie displays an unfailing talent for great storytelling and an exceptional depth of knowledge. Life and Death in the Andes is a beautifully crafted book that brings to vivid life one of the most spectacular and mysterious landscapes on the planet., MacQuarrie spectacularly describes the Andes. This is a well-written, immersive work that history aficionados, particularly those with an affinity for Latin America, will relish., Fascinating. . . . A poignant summary of the collision between the ancient and the modern that has done much to shape the Andean region.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
980
Synopsis
"A thoughtfully observed travel memoir and history as richly detailed as it is deeply felt" ( Kirkus Reviews ) of South America, from Butch Cassidy to Che Guevara to cocaine king Pablo Escobar to Charles Darwin, all set in the Andes Mountains. The Andes Mountains are the world's longest mountain chain, linking most of the countries in South America. Kim MacQuarrie takes us on a historical journey through this unique region, bringing fresh insight and contemporary connections to such fabled characters as Charles Darwin, Che Guevara, Pablo Escobar, Butch Cassidy, Thor Heyerdahl, and others. He describes living on the floating islands of Lake Titcaca. He introduces us to a Patagonian woman who is the last living speaker of her language. We meet the woman who cared for the wounded Che Guevara just before he died, the police officer who captured cocaine king Pablo Escobar, the dancer who hid Shining Path guerrilla Abimael Guzman, and a man whose grandfather witnessed the death of Butch Cassidy. Collectively these stories tell us something about the spirit of South America. What makes South America different from other continents--and what makes the cultures of the Andes different from other cultures found there? How did the capitalism introduced by the Spaniards change South America? Why did Shining Path leader Guzman nearly succeed in his revolutionary quest while Che Guevara in Bolivia was a complete failure in his? "MacQuarrie writes smartly and engagingly and with...enthusiasm about the variety of South America's life and landscape" ( The New York Times Book Review ) in Life and Death in the Andes . Based on the author's own deeply observed travels, "this is a well-written, immersive work that history aficionados, particularly those with an affinity for Latin America, will relish" ( Library Journal ).
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