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Author
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
From the acclaimed author of Conquistador comes this thrilling account of one of history's greatest adventures of discovery. With cinematic immediacy and meticulous attention to historical detail, here is the true story of a legendary sixteenth-century explorer and his death-defying navigation of the Amazon—river of darkness, pathway to gold.
In 1541, the brutal conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro and his well-born lieutenant Francisco Orellana...
In 1541, the brutal conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro and his well-born lieutenant Francisco Orellana...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest describes his solo trek kayaking the Colorado River and discusses how a persons inner light, sometimes snuffed out through injury, disease or tragedy, can be ignited through courage and taking risks.