Fever, Famine, and Gold: The Dramatic Story of the Adventures and Discoveries of the Andes-Amazon Expedition - Softcover

Loch, Eric Erskine

 
9798869114112: Fever, Famine, and Gold: The Dramatic Story of the Adventures and Discoveries of the Andes-Amazon Expedition
Softcover
ISBN 13: 9798869114112
Publisher: Pathfinder Books, 2024

Synopsis

Fever, Famine and Gold, first published in 1938, is the exciting account of the search for Incan treasure in the jungles and mountains of the Amazon basin and Andes of Ecuador. With the backing of financiers in New York, Loch assembled his expedition and spent two years searching for the fabled Valverde treasure. Along the way, the explorers collected valuable specimens of birds and mammals, and information about the remote native tribes they encountered. Returning home after failing to find the treasure, Loch is reported to have drunk a bottle of whiskey and shot himself with his army revolver. Author and Scotsman Captain E. Erskine Loch (1891-1944) was a veteran of the Uganda Highlanders and an officer in the British Army who fought in India and Africa. Included are 17 pages of maps and illustrations.

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Publisher
Pathfinder Books
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 13 
9798869114112
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
286