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Naturalists in Paradise: Wallace, Bates and Spruce in the Amazon (2015)

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Alfred Russel Wallace, Henry Walter Bates and Richard Spruce were English naturalists who went to Amazonia 150 years ago. This book is the first to combine the young men’s experiences of the Amazon, drawing heavily on their own letters and books. All three explored an unknown river and had many thrilling adventures: violent attacks of malaria, fearful rapids, murder attempts, encounters with indigenous peoples, shipwrecks, and many other hardships. In addition to their huge contributions to knowledge of the Amazonian environment, each is particularly famous for one discovery. Wallace is acknowledged as a co-discoverer, along with Charles Darwin, of the theory of evolution. Bates discovered protective mimicry among insects, a phenomenon named after him. Spruce transported the quinine-bearing Cinchona tree to India, where it saved countless lives from malaria.

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Review Mark Seaward (2016) Review of "Naturalists in Paradise: Wallace, Bates and Spruce in the Amazon". Archives of Natural History (pp. 183-184). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
van Wyhe, John
Suryanarayanan, Sainath
de la Torre, Oscar
João Lúcio Azevedo
Rafael Rogério Nascimento dos Santos
Shmuely, Shira Dina
Concepts
Travel; exploration
Naturalists
Natural history
Indigenous peoples; indigeneity
Evolution
Botany
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
20th century, early
20th century
17th century
Places
Amazon River Region (South America)
Brazil
Great Britain
Malay; Malaysia
Guyana; British Guiana
Andes
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