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The Mapmaker's Wife
by Robert Whitaker
- TRAVEL NARRATIVE
- 2004
- PAPER
- 353 PAGES
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A harrowing tale of the 18th-century European exploration of the Amazon and one woman's quest to reunite with her scientist husband deep in the uncharted jungle. Colonial politics, the travails of the cartographer, and good old-fashioned murder all add intrigue to the proceedings.
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