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

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Teresa Borden, April 12, 2011 (view all comments by Teresa Borden)
What astounded me throughout was the amazing length of time it took in the early 18th century, for communication to go back and forth between these early scientists on faraway continents. At the beginning, I thought I was reading historical fiction but it didn't take long for me to realize that this story, in truth, had unfolded from actual historical documents. And I appreciated that the author didn't take liberties: he said this is what we can know from the records.
Whitaker does such a great job of telling this story of an explorer's quest and his romance with a native noblewoman. I was on the edge of my seat, avidly reading page-by-page to find out what happened. I won't give away the ending, but I will say that it surprised me.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780385337205

Author:

Whitaker, Robert

Publisher:

Delta

Subject:

History

Subject:

Scientific expeditions

Subject:

Latin America - South America

Subject:

Expeditions & Discoveries

Subject:

Travel

Subject:

France

Subject:

Ecuador

Subject:

General History

Subject:

History of Science-General

Copyright:

2004

Edition Description:

Trade paper

Publication Date:

20041231

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Y

Pages:

368

Dimensions:

9.22x6.26x.83 in. 1.12 lbs.