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100 1 $aVerne, Jules,$d1828-1905.
240 10 $aSuperbe Orénoque.$lEnglish
245 14 $aThe mighty Orinoco /$cJules Verne ; translated by Stanford L. Luce ; edited by Arthur B. Evans ; introduction & notes by Walter James Miller.
250 $a[1st English ed.].
260 $aMiddletown, Conn. :$bWesleyan University Press,$c[2002]
300 $axvii, 424 p. :$bill., map ;$c23 cm.
490 1 $aThe Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series
500 $aEd. statement from jacket.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 395-416).
505 0 $apt. 1. M. Miguel and his two colleagues -- Sergeant martial and his nephew -- On board the Simón Bolívar -- First encounter -- The Maripare and the Gallinetta -- Island after island -- Buena vista to la urbana -- A cloud of dust on the horizon -- Three boats navigating together -- At the mouth of the Meta -- A halt in the village of Atures -- A few observations by Germain Paterne -- Respect for the Tapir -- The Chubasco -- San Fernando -- pt. 2. A few words about the past -- The first leg of the journey -- Two days in Danaco -- Final advice from Manuel Assomption -- Beef cows and electric eels -- Terrible fears -- The campsite near Maunoir Peak -- The young Indian -- Across the Sierra -- The Ford of Frascaès -- The mission of Santa Juana -- En route -- Two months at the mission -- Au revoir!
520 $aThe First English Edition of This Classic Verne Adventure -- with a Unique Feminist Twist. This Wesleyan edition features notes and a critical introduction by renowned Verne scholar Walter James Miller, as well as reproductions of all the illustrations from the original French edition. Written in 1898 and part of Jules Verne's famous series Voyages Extraordinaires, The Mighty Orinoco tells the story of a young man's search for his father along the then-uncharted Orinoco River of Venezuela. The text contains all the ingredients of a classic Verne scientific-adventure tale: exploration and discovery, humor and drama, dastardly villains and intrepid heroes, and a host of near-fatal encounters with crocodiles, jungle fever, Indians and outlaws -- all set in a wonderfully exotic locale. The Mighty Orinoco also includes a unique twist that will appeal to feminists -- readers will need to discover it for themselves. This Wesleyan edition features notes and a critical introduction by renowned Verne scholar Walter James Miller, as well as reproductions of all the illustrations from the original French edition.
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651 0 $aOrinoco River (Venezuela and Colombia)$xFiction.
700 1 $aLuce, Stanford,$d1923-2007.
700 1 $aEvans, Arthur B.
700 1 $aMiller, Walter James,$d1918-
830 4 $aThe Wesleyan early classics of science fiction series.
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