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Man Who Swam the Amazon: 3,274 Miles on the World's Deadliest River
by Mohlke, Matthew; Strel, Martin | PB | Good
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- Seller Notes
- Binding
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- Product Group
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- ISBN
- 1599213583
- Book Title
- Man Who Swam the Amazon : 3274 Miles on the World's Deadliest River
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publisher
- Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Travel, Sports & Recreation, History
- Topic
- Special Interest / Adventure, South America / Brazil, Swimming & Diving, Latin America / South America
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Item Weight
- 0.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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On Sunday, April 8, 2007, 52-year old Martin Strel completed the first-ever 3,274-mile-long swim on the Amazon River. The Fish Man, as he was called by locals, almost died in the process several times; he encountered deadly piranha, crocodiles, anaconda, river sharks, blistering, relentless sun, dangerous currents, river pirates and drug runners, and the insidious candiru. At the finish his blood pressure was at heart attack level, his entire body full of subcutaneous larvae, and besieged by dehydration, diarrhea and exhaustion. Strel, who holds multiple Guinness world records for long-distance river swims, undertook this epic Amazon swim to call attention to deforestation and river pollution. His journey was covered by national media around the world, and followed by tens of millions of readers on a website tracking his progress (www.amazonswim.com). A documentary film of his journey will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008. Drawn from the eloquent and evocative trip diaries of writer Matthew Mohlke, who guided Strel armed with buckets of blood to divert piranha, "The Man Who Swam the Amazon" is a gripping and inspirational story of perseverance, passion, and endurance: A real-life odyssey of a rare and driven man.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1599213583
ISBN-13
9781599213583
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63137435
Product Key Features
Book Title
Man Who Swam the Amazon : 3274 Miles on the World's Deadliest River
Format
Perfect
Language
English
Topic
Special Interest / Adventure, South America / Brazil, Swimming & Diving, Latin America / South America
Publication Year
2007
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Sports & Recreation, History
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
0.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
LeafCats
378
Lc Classification Number
Gv838.53.L65m64 2008
Copyright Date
2008
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2007-033851
Dewey Decimal
797.2/1092 B
Dewey Edition
22
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