253 pp. "Their journey, which should have taken only six days at the most, took seven endless, despairing weeks. The danger and discomfort were nightmarish: an uncharted, cataract-strewn river through thickest jungle, deadly snakes, stinging flies, huge worms that burrowed and grew under their skin, fester abscesses, torrential rains, and the added threat of starvation when food and game ran out."--jacket
