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John Hemming

    January 5, 1935

    John Hemming is a world-renowned expert on Brazilian Indians, the Amazon environment, the Incas, Peruvian archaeology, and the history of exploration. His work delves into the depths of these fascinating subjects, offering readers an engaging glimpse into past and present cultures and their environments. Through his extensive knowledge and research, he brings these realms to life, providing unique perspectives on their rich heritage.

    John Hemming
    Tree of Rivers
    Budgeting
    People of the Rainforest
    Naturalists in Paradise
    The History And Chemical Analysis Of The Mineral Water Lately Discovered In The City Of Gloucester (1789)
    Die If You Must
    • Die If You Must

      • 896 pages
      • 32 hours of reading

      'Die if you must, but never kill' was the injunction of the enlightened leader of the Brazilian movement to 'civilize' the Indian population in the first part of the 20th century. Years of exploration and exploitation of the Amazon's resources had revealed that those tribes living in the interior would need somehow to be brought into the modern world. Hemming describes the slow process of exploration, contact, their customs and practices and, disturbingly, their almost immediate decline on meeting modern man. He describes too, the change of heart which has led to a renaissance of tribal culture. It is heartening to learn finally that there are as many as 40 tribes still living in the Amazon forests-protected.

      Die If You Must
    • Focusing on the discovery of a mineral water source in Gloucester, John Hemming's work details the initial observations by locals and the thorough investigation that followed. It features a comprehensive chemical analysis of the water, highlighting its mineral content and potential health benefits. Hemming offers scientific insights into the water's properties, making this book a significant resource for those interested in the history and medicinal qualities of mineral waters. This facsimile reprint preserves the original work's cultural importance.

      The History And Chemical Analysis Of The Mineral Water Lately Discovered In The City Of Gloucester (1789)
    • Naturalists in Paradise

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      Alfred Russel Wallace, Henry Walter Bates and Richard Spruce were English naturalists who went to Amazonia 150 years ago. This book combines all three young mens experiences of the Amazon, drawing heavily on their own letters and books.

      Naturalists in Paradise
    • People of the Rainforest

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Sheds new light on our understanding of the people of the rainforest. Given the current spotlight on nature and the future of the planet, an understanding of the people of the rainforest is highly topical.

      People of the Rainforest
    • Tree of Rivers

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      4.1(24)Add rating

      Describes the passionate struggles that have taken place in order to utilize, protect and understand the wonder that is the Amazon. This book features the adventures and misadventures down the centuries of the explorers, missionaries, indigenous Indians, naturalists, rubber barons, scientists, anthropologists and archaeologists.

      Tree of Rivers
    • Atlas objevů

      • 248 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Podnětný text, jenž se opírá o téměř stovku speciálních map a tři sta fotografií a ilustrací, jde ve stopách cest, kterými kráčeli objevitelé našeho světa, a popisuje jejich úspěchy i různorodé pohnutky - touhu po nové půdě, bohatství a slávě, misionářský zápal, snahu po vytvoření nových politických a kulturních říší, vědecký výzkum i pouhou zvědavost.

      Atlas objevů
    • Kniha velmi poutavě a podrobně popisuje Pizarrovo dobytí a rozvrácení incké říše, střet dvou civilizací, ve kterém si hrstka žoldnéřů podmanila rozsáhlou a dobře organizovanou říši Inků. Doplněno mapami, fotografiemi, rodokmeny.

      Dobytí říše Inků