Skip to content

Mighty Orinoco

Best in textbook rentals since 2012!

ISBN-10: 0819567809

ISBN-13: 9780819567802

Edition: N/A

Authors: Jules Verne, Stanford Luce, Stanford L. Luce, Arthur B. Evans, Walter James Miller

List price: $24.95
Blue ribbon 30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!
what's this?
Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:
Carrot Coin icon
XP icon
You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Jules Verne (1828-1905) was the first author to popularize the literary genre of science fiction. Written in 1898 and part of the author'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…    
Customers also bought

Book details

List price: $24.95
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Publication date: 12/12/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.46" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.254

JULES VERNE (1828-1905) was the first author to popularize the literary genre that has come to be known at science fiction. ARTHUR B. EVANS is Professor of French at DePauw University and series editor for Wesleyan's Early Classics of Science Fiction series. STANFORD L. LUCE is Professor Emeritus of French at Miami University in Ohio. PETER SCHULMAN is Associate Professor of French and International Studies at Old Dominion University.

ARTHUR B. EVANS is Professor of French at DePauw University and Managing Editor of the scholarly journal Science Fiction Studies. He is series editor for Wesleyan's Early Classics of Science Fiction series. STANFORD LUCE is Professor Emeritus of French at Miami University in Ohio. WALTER JAMES MILLER is Professor of English at The School of Professional and Continuing Studies at New York University.

Inrtoduction
The Mighty Orinoco
M. Miguel and His Two Colleagues
Sergeant Martial and His Nephew
On Board the Simon Bolivar
First Encounter
The Maripare and the Gallinetta
Island after Island
Buena Vista at 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
Respect for the Tapir
The Chubasco
San Fernando
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 Park
The Young Indian
Across the Sierra
The Ford of Frascaes
The Mission of Santa Juana
En Route
Two Months at the Mission
Au Revoir!
Notes
Bibliography
Jules Gabriel Verne: A Biography
About the Contributors