Paddle to the Amazon - Softcover

Starkell, Don

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0804109338 ISBN 13: 9780804109338

Publisher: Ivy Books, 1992

Synopsis

A first-person account of the longest journey ever made by canoe--from Winnipeg south to the Amazon River--records the troubles and triumphs faced by a father and son during their 12,180 mile, twenty million-stroke journey. Reprint.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

. It was unthinkable. It was the adventure of a lifetime.

When Don and Dana Starkell left Winnipeg in a tiny three-seater canoe, they had no idea of the dangers that lay ahead. Two years and 12,180 miles later, father and son had each paddled nearly twenty million strokes, slept on beaches, in jungles and fields, dined on tapir, shark, and heaps of roasted ants.

They encountered piranhas, wild pigs, and hungry alligators. They were arrested, shot at, taken for spies and drug smugglers, and set upon by pirates. They had lived through terrifying hurricanes, food poisoning, and near starvation. And at the same time they had set a record for a thrilling, unforgettable voyage of discovery and old-fashioned adventure.

"Courageous . . . Exciting and always immediate." -- The New York Times Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Ivy Books
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0804109338
• ISBN 13: 9780804109338
• Binding: Paperback