{"product_id":"magdalena-river-of-dreams-a-story-of-colombia-paperback","title":"Magdalena: River of Dreams: A Story of Colombia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWade Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating new book from Wade Davis--award-winning, best-selling author and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence for more than a decade--that brings vividly to life the story of the great Río Magdalena, illuminating Colombia's complex past, present, and future\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTravelers often become enchanted with the first country that captures their hearts and gives them license to be free. For Wade Davis, it was Colombia. Now in a masterly new book, Davis tells of his travels on the mighty Magdalena, the river that made possible the nation. Along the way, he finds a people who have overcome years of conflict precisely because of their character, informed by an enduring spirit of place, and a deep love of a land that is home to the greatest ecological and geographical diversity on the planet. Only in Colombia can a traveler wash ashore in a coastal desert, follow waterways through wetlands as wide as the sky, ascend narrow tracks through dense tropical forests, and reach verdant Andean valleys rising to soaring ice-clad summits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both a corridor of commerce and a fountain of culture, the wellspring of Colombian music, literature, poetry, and prayer, the Magdalena has served in dark times as the graveyard of the nation. And yet, always, it returns as a river of life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At once an absorbing adventure and an inspiring tale of hope and redemption, \u003ci\u003eMagdalena\u003c\/i\u003e Braids together memoir, history, and journalism to tell the epic story of Colombia.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWADE DAVIS is the author of twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eOne River, The Wayfinders, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInto the Silence, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the 2012 Samuel Johnson prize, the top award for literary nonfiction in the English language. Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society from 1999 to 2013, he is currently Professor of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia. In 2016, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2018 he became an Honorary Citizen of Colombia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768086069536,"sku":"9780375724879","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3cfb1559558a20698bfbe0bf8633c11d.webp?v=1780324342","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/magdalena-river-of-dreams-a-story-of-colombia-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}