Amazon woman : facing fears, chasing dreams, and a quest to kayak the world's largest river from source to sea
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New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
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xxiii, 224 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Northwest Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
797.1224 GAECHT 2020
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Published
New York : Pegasus Books, 2020.
Format
Book
Edition
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references.
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This 148-day journey began on Darcy Gaechter's 35th birthday. She sold her successful outdoor adventure business, upsetting her partner and boyfriend of twelve years and getting them both fired in the process. The emotional waters that would fester and erupt on the ensuing journey was often more challenging to navigate than the mighty river itself. With blistering lips and irradiated fingernails, Darcy would tackle raging Class Five whitewater for twenty-five days straight, barely surviving a dynamite-filled canyon being prepared for a new hydroelectric plan. She and her two companions would encounter illegal loggers, narco-traffickers, murderous Shining Path rebels, and ruthless poachers in the black market trade in endangered species. They would plead for mercy at the hands of the murderous Ashaninka people who were convinced that they had come to steal their children's organs. In a desperate attempt meant to give her some pretense of control, Darcy even cut off all her hair before entering Peru's notoriously dangerous 'red Zone' in hopes of passing for a boy and being seen as less of a target.--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gaechter, D. (2020). Amazon woman: facing fears, chasing dreams, and a quest to kayak the world's largest river from source to sea (First Pegasus Books cloth edition.). Pegasus Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gaechter, Darcy. 2020. Amazon Woman: Facing Fears, Chasing Dreams, and a Quest to Kayak the World's Largest River From Source to Sea. Pegasus Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gaechter, Darcy. Amazon Woman: Facing Fears, Chasing Dreams, and a Quest to Kayak the World's Largest River From Source to Sea Pegasus Books, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gaechter, Darcy. Amazon Woman: Facing Fears, Chasing Dreams, and a Quest to Kayak the World's Largest River From Source to Sea First Pegasus Books cloth edition., Pegasus Books, 2020.

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