The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival

The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the Amazon

A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the Amazon

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 GramesÂ³nâ‚¬s destiny would ultimately unfold in the Amazonâ‚¬s unforgiving jungles, and it would be Isabelâ‚¬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 GramesÂ³nâ‚¬s survival remains unprecedented in the annals of Amazon exploration.
Country USA
Manufacturer Delta
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0385337205_Very_Good
ReleaseDate 2004-12-28
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780385337205

The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the Amazon