false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174315627m/378760.jpg 378760 7 A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the Amazon<br><br>The year is 1735. A decade-long expedition to South America is launched by a team of French scientists racing to measure the circumference of the earth and to reveal the mysteries of a little-known continent to a world hungry for discovery and knowledge. From this extraordinary journey arose an unlikely love between one scientist and a beautiful Peruvian noblewoman. Victims of a tangled web of international politics, Jean Godin and Isabel Gramesón&#8217;s destiny would ultimately unfold in the Amazon&#8217;s unforgiving jungles, and it would be Isabel&#8217;s quest to reunite with Jean after a calamitous twenty-year separation that would capture the imagination of all of eighteenth-century Europe. A remarkable testament to human endurance, female resourcefulness, and enduring love, Isabel Gramesón&#8217;s survival remains unprecedented in the annals of Amazon exploration. 368590 28 12 2004 The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the Amazon total:212|5:31|4:70|3:65|2:32|1:14| 212 708 378 63 4 1 false false Fri Mar 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 08:44:03 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 10:24:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Feb 12 08:31:32 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 22 06:59:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 06:53:01 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 07:03:08 -0700 2008 Dava Sobel's books, and there were a lot of parallels (no pun intended, ha!) between this book and Longitude. But, seriously, don't tell ...more...]]> 1 1 false false Thu Mar 19 15:07:51 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 19 15:08:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 19:34:36 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 11:31:17 -0700 2008 A Title in Search of a Book - Alas, the title bears little resemblance to the material betwixt sensational front cover illustration and blurb-infested back cover. Once again, I smell the publishing world's eternal quest for a best-seller at work. This is no Longitude, try as the publishers might t...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Jan 28 15:02:15 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 15:02:50 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Dec 17 18:00:56 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 17 18:08:19 -0800 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 02 19:13:14 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 19:13:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Aug 11 05:06:11 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 05:06:19 -0700 2008 A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the Amazon isn't really the most accurate portrayal of what this book is really about, but it's completely and utterly fascinating none-the-less. This is not a beach read. There is an abundance ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sun May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 20:56:24 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 22:11:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 13 22:39:59 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 22:52:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri May 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 27 06:59:56 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 07:06:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 21:51:58 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 22:02:19 -0700 2008 BUT!!! The story is so interesting!
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