Name: Margaret Mee's Amazon: The Diaries of an Artist Explorer
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Margaret Mee’s Amazon: The Diaries of an Artist Explorer

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For thirty-two years, the artist Margaret Mee was enchanted by and lured back again and again to the massive, unpredictable and fertile rainforests of Amazonas. Her initial objective, to search out and illustrate the glorious flora growing in the tree canopies and along the innumerable waterways of the great rivers of the Amazon basin, was later combined with a growing concern at the commercial plunder of the great forests. Her first expedition to Amazonas was in 1956 and it was then that she began to keep the diaries that, along with her paintings, drawings and sketches, make up this book. Although plant hunting always came first whenever possible and practical, other events often took over. A small dug-out canoe could become a waterlogged, if not dangerous, place to be; rapids had to be got through; recalcitrant boatmen were gently or sternly coerced; drunken prospectors were held off with a revolver. She was fascinated by the rich mix of Brazilians she came across and often lived with for a tim

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Manufacturer	Antique Collectors Club Dist	Brand	Antique Collectors Club Dist
Author	Mee, Margaret	Item Weight	5 Pounds
ItemDimensions	9.74 x 1.22 x 12.03Inches	NumberOfItems	1
binding	Hardcover	Amazon Category	Books » Arts & Photography » Art History & Criticism
Amazon Category	Books » Arts & Photography » Painting » Landscape Painting	Amazon Category	Books » Crafts, Hobbies & Home » Gardening & Landscape Design » Gardening & Horticulture By Climate » Tropical Climate Gardening
Amazon Category	Books » Crafts, Hobbies & Home » Gardening & Landscape Design » Garden Design	EAN	9781851494545
ISBN	1851494545

Weight	5 lbs

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