ebooks The Venture of Islam: Conscience and History in a World Civilization (3-volume set) by Marshall G. S. Hodgson in History

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With a wicked eye for absurdities; Gordon MacCreagh recounts his adventures with eight "Eminent Scientificos" as they set out to explore the Amazon in 1923 without any idea of what lies ahead of them: rapids; malaria; monkey stew; and "dangerous savages." A combination of Twain's The Innocents Abroad and a cautionary tale for explorers; this is one of the most honest accounts ever written of a scientific expedition.