A Voyage Up the River Amazon

by Edwards, William H.

• ISBN13: 9781589762442
• ISBN10: 1589762444
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-06-30
• Publisher: Narrative Pr

Summary

In 1846 Edwards, an American naturalist and author of Butterflies of North America headed for the Amazon. He made it back and published one of the first adventures about anacondas, piranhas, electric eels, and army ants--as well as the richness of the jungle and peculiarities of the native societies. This very book inspired Bates and Wallace to go to the Amazon the following year, "to solve the problem of the origin of the species."

Table of Contents

Preface	1	(2)
Chapter I	3	(4)
Leave New York for Pará
Sunset
Curiosities of the sea
Luminous water
Approach the mouth of the Amazon
Salinas
Entrance of the river
Scenery
Arrival at Pará
Chapter II	7	(5)
Morning view of the harbor and city
Visit
Land at the Punto de Pedras
Novel scene
Reception at Mr. Norris's
Garden and plants
Electrical eel
Anaconda
Religious procession
Chapter III	12	(9)
Founding of Para
Late disturbances
Site and vicinity
Form of the city
Rosinhas
Houses
Largo da Palacio, da Polvora da Quartel
Public buildings
Churches
Palaces
Theatre
Cathedral
Rua da Mangabeiras
Nazaré
Mr. Henderson 's plantation
Rosinha of Mr. Smith, and fruit trees
Coffe
Pime-apples
Oranges
Limes
Mangoes
Inga
Alligator pears
Custard apple
Flowers
Chapter IV	21	(7)
License of residence
Official
Provincial government
Church establishment
Troops
Enrollment of Indians
Drilling recruits
Absence of inns
Foreigners
Citizens
Manner of living
Public ball
Mechanics
Obstructions to labor
Apprentices and school
Carrying burdens
Water jars
Rearing of children
Food of lower classes
Mandioca and preparation of farinha
Tapioc
Fish
Beef
Vegetables
Fruits
Pacovas
Cocoa-nuts Assai palms
Chapter V	28	(20)
Leave Pará for the Rice Mills
Boatmen
Night scene upon the river
Arrival
Vicinity of the mills
A Brazilian forest
Sporting
Toucans
Chatterers
Motmots
Manikins
Illumming-birds
Snake stories
Absence of flies
Ants
Saübas
Cupims
Little Ant-eater
Lakes
Nests of Troopials
Sloth
Armadillo
Beetles
Puma
Monkeys
Indian boy
Description of the mills
Blacks
Sleeping in hammocks
Vampire bats
Wasps' nests
Visit Corentiores
Sporting there
Reception
Bread fruit
Larangeira
Cotton tree
Maseranduba or Cow tree
Walk through the forest to the city
Spider
Flowers
Chapter VI	48	(8)
Start, for Caripé
Island scene
Arrival
Vicinity
Tomb of Mr. Graham
Dinner
Shelling in the bay
Varieties of shells
Martins
Terns
Nuts and fruits
Mode of fishing
Four-eyed fish
Ant tracks
Moqueens
Forest
Creeping plants
Wild hogs, or Peccaries
Traps
Agoutis
Pacas
Squirrels
Birds
Chapel and singing of the blacks
Andiroba oil
Chapter VII	56	(11)
Leave for Taüaü
Indians
Arrival at midnight
Morning view
The estate
Tilaria or Pottery
Lime kiln
Slaves
Castanha tree
Cuya or Gourd tree
Ant hills
An ant battle
Forest
Macaws
Doves
Other birds
Sloth
Coati
Macura
Butterflies
Return to the city
Festival of Judas
Visit Sr. Angelico, upon the Guamá
Brazilian country house
Curious air-plant
Seringa or Rubber trees
Harpy Eagle
Monkeys
Chapter VIII	67	(11)
Leave Pará for Vigia
Boatmen
Inland passage
Egrets and herons
Stop at sugar plantation
Cupuassu
Mangroves
Insolence of pilot
Vigia
Arrival at Sr. Godinho's
Reception
The Campinha and its scenery
Sporting
Parrot
Employees
Sun-bird
Boat-bill
Tinami
Iguana lizard
Sugar cane
Mill
Slaves
Leave the Campinha
Kingfishers
Go below for Ibises
Sandflies
Return to Pará
A pet animal
Chapter IX	78	(7)
First discovery of the Amazon by Pinzon
Expedition of Gonzalo Pizarro
Descent of Orellana
Settlement of Pará
Second descent
Ascent of Teixera, and arrival at Quito
He descends with Acuña
Indian tribes
Rivers, etc.
Their report of the country
Number of tribes
Indian customs
Languages
Lingos Geral
Cannibals
System of the Jesuits
Their banishment
Present system, and condition of the Indians
The government
Compulsory labor
Chapter X	85	(11)
Preparation for ascending the Amazon
Our companions
The galliota
Indians
Provisions
Difficulties at starting
Detained at Sr. Lima's
Incident
An afternoon upon the beach
Another sitio
Marajo
The Tocantins
Islands
Ciganas and other birds
Wood scene
Habits of our Indians
Arrive at Braves
Pottery painting
Waterjars
Filing the teeth
Funeral of a child
A palm swamp
Seringa trees and gum collectors
Sloth
Howling monkeys
An adventure
Enter the Amazon
A macaw hunt
Chapter XI	96	(12)
Arrive at Gurupá
Situation of the town
Reception by the Commandant
An egg hunt
Storm
Cross the Xingu
Cárapanás
Cedar logs
Harpy Eagle
Birds
Mountains
Indian cooking
Forest trees
Snake birds
A Toucan's nest
Mutiucas
Indian improvidence
Grass fields
Enter an Igaripé
Hyacinthine Macaws
Passion flowers
Pass Pryinha
Monte Alégre
Arrive at Sitios
Thrush
Campo
Incident
Enter the Tapajos
White Herons
Flowering trees
Arrival at Santarem
Capt. Hislop
Morning calls
Beef
River Tapajos
Feather dresses
Embalmed heads
Description of Santarem
Departure
A slight difficulty
Chapter XII	108	(12)
The Amazon thus far
A cacao sitio
Politeness
Runaways
Growing of cacao
An alligator
High bank
Deserted sitio
Kingfishers
Romanças
Water birds
Arrive at Obidos
Rio des Trombetas
Incidents upon leaving
Manner of ascending the river
Shells
Stop at a sitio
High bluff
Water plants
Capitan des Trabalhadores
Arrive at Villa Nova
Fiesta of St. Juan
Water scene
A Villa Nova house
Turtles
Stroll in the woods
Lakes
Chapter XIII	120	(12)
Leave Villa Nova
Our manner of living
Shells
Jacamars
Paroquets
Monkeys
Scorpion
Enter an igaripé
A deserted sitio
Wild duck
Scarlet Tanagers
A deserted sitio
Tobacco
Shells
A colony of monkeys
A turtle's revenge
Immense trees
Albino monkey
A self-caught fish
Porpoises
Curassows and nests
A turtle feast
Squirrel
Wild Indians
White herons
Shells
Umbrella chatterer
Cross to the northern shore
Periecu and Tambaki
Arrive at Serpa
Sr. Manuel Jochin
An Indian dance
Chapter XIV	132	(9)
Fourth of July at Serpa
Lake Saracá
An accession
Picnic
An opossum
Narrow passage
Swallow-tailed hawks
Sitio of the Delegarde
River Madeira
Village of our Tauçha
Appearance of his party on arriving at home
The old rascal
Bell-bird
Stop at a sitio, and reception
Orioles
A cattle ratio
Swift current
Enter the Rio Negro
Arrive at Barra
Chapter XV	141	(11)
Rio Negra at Barra
The town
Old fort
Sr. Henriquez and family
Manner of living
Venezuelans
Piassába rope
Grass hammocks
Feather work
Descent of the Negro
Gallos de Serrs
Chili hats
Woods in the vicinity
Trogons
Chatterers
Curassows
Guans
Parrots and Toucans
Humming Birds
Tiger Cats
Squirrels
A Tiger story
The Casuéris
A Yankee saw-mill
Mode of obtaining logs
A picnic
Cross the river to a campo
Cattle and horses
A select ball
Chapter XVI	152	(12)
A new river
Rio Branco
Turtle wood
Unexplored region
Traditions
Peixe boi or Cow Fish
Turtles
Influences at Barra
Indians
Foreigners
Indian articles
Poison used upon arrows
Traffic
Balsam Copaivi
Salsa
Quinia
Vanilla
Tonga beams
Indigo
Guaraná
Pixiri or nutmeg
Seringa
Wild cotton
Rock salt
The Amazon above the Rio Negro
The Rio Negro
Chapter XVII	164	(11)
Prepare to leave Barra
Difficulty in obtaining men
The mail
Kindness of our friends
Re-enter the Amazon
Arrive at Serpa
A desertion
Working one's passage
Disorderly birds
Pass Tabocal
Snake-bird
Marakong
Geese
Breeding place of Herons
Arrive at Villa Nova
The commandant
Visit to the Lake
Boat building
Military authorities
School
King of the Vultures
Parting with Sr. Bentos
Pass Obidos
Caracara Eagle
Our crew
Indian name of the Amazon
Chapter XVIII	175	(11)
Arrive at Santarem
Negro stealing
Pass Monte Alegre
Strong winds
Usefulness of the Sun-bird
Family government
Reformation in the Paroquets
Low shore
A Congress
Otters
Enter the Xingu
Gurupa
Leave the Amazon
Assai palms
A friend lost and a friend gained
Braves
Our water jars
Crossing the bay of Limoeiro
Seringa trees
A lost day
Town of Santa Anna
Igaripé Merim
Enter the Moju
Manz facture of rubber shoes
Anatto
Arrival at Pará
Chapter XIX	186	(5)
Our Lady of Nazareth
Nazaré legend
Procession
Commencement of the fiesta
A walk to Nazaré
Gambling
Services in the chapel
An interesting incident
Chapter XX	191	(5)
Leave Pará for Marajo
Voyage
Cape Magoary
Islands
A morning scene
Arrive at Jungual
A breakfast
Birds
Vicinity of Jungcal
Chapter XXI	196	(10)
Description of Marajo
Cattle
Tigers
Alligators
Snakes
Antas
Wild ducks
Scarlet Ibises
Roseate Spoonbills
Wood Ibises
Other birds
Island of Mixiana
Indian burial places
Caviana
Macapá
Bore or Pororoca
Leave Jungcal for the rookery
A sail among the trees
Alligators
The rookery
Return
An alligator's nest
Adieu to Jungcal
Violence of the tide
Loading cattle
Voyage to Pará
Chapter XXII	206
Want of emigrants and laborers
Inducements to settlers, and disadvantages
Citizenship
Import and export duties and taxes
Want of circulating medium
Embarrassments of government
Capabilities of the Province
Effect of climate on the whites
The blacks
Inducements to the formation of a steamboat company
Seasons
Temperature
Health
Superior advantages to invalids
Farewell to Pará
Voyage home