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The Rivers Ran East: Travelers' Tales Classics Hardcover – March 30, 2001

by Leonard Clark (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 89 ratings
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Long out of print, this is a riveting firsthand account of Leonard Clark’s search for the legendary lost Seven Cities of Cibola — reputedly home to enormous reserves of gold — in the rain forest east of the Peruvian Andes. A former U.S. Army intelligence officer, Clark is joined on his expedition by Inez Pokorny, a gutsy, multilingual female explorer. Their treacherous journey includes encounters with head-hunting Jivaro Indians, man-eating jaguars, 40-foot-long anacondas, poisonous plants, and shamanistic healers. Against the odds, Clark and Pokorny reach their destination, but nearly starve to death trying to transport sacks of gold out of the dense tropical foliage.
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    400 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Travelers' Tales
  4. Publication date
    March 30, 2001
  5. Dimensions
    5.75 x 1.25 x 8.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1609521544
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1609521547
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Travelers' Tales (March 30, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1609521544
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1609521547
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1.25 x 8.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 89 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Judith Rogers Basehore
5.0 out of 5 stars Leonard Clark was one of the first explorers to get off of the rivers and into the Amazon jungle.
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2022
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The book is exciting and informative. Leonard Clark's life is in peril on every other page. He describes Amazon plants and animals in vivid detail. He learns the language and is thus able to consult with numerous witchdoctors who amaze him with their cures. He finds ancient ruins in five different areas.This riveting true life tale will open your heart to the Amazon that today is becoming less resilient because of the devastation that is occurring there today. Read the book for the excitement and to learn what wonders the Amazon has or had.
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Dr. Dolittle
5.0 out of 5 stars I could not put this down
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2022
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My friend told me about this book, he could not put it down; I bought it and suffered the same fate.

A truly amazing account of a journey into the Peruvian Amazon jungle in search of the six cities of Eldorado - you will NOT regret buying this book; or giving it as a gift.
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Calochortus
5.0 out of 5 stars Think J. Peterman parody
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2008
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This may be the funniest book I have ever read, precisely because it doesn't try to be funny, but reveals an incredible, good-natured imagination. The reviewer who is a biologist and worked in the Orinoco hit this on the head, "mishmash" is the right word. An incredible collection of odd facts, phrases, trivia, all woven together in a hilarious account. Anyone who has actually been in the rain forest in South America, which includes me on several occasions, knows this is pure hokum. Few animals are ever seen, and mostly it'd dark, green and quiet. But what makes this book so great is how much is going on every few lines--snakes are poised to strike, jaguars snarl, natives threaten. But it's all in fun and this really does beat Swiss Family Robinson, Robinson Crusoe and rivals Lord of the Ring for sheer fantasy enjoyment.
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William J. Higgins,III
4.0 out of 5 stars Sizzling with adventure
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2007
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Whether fiction or not, Leonard Clark's supposed exploits into western Amazonia is a wild and exciting venture which reads like an Edgar Rice Burroughs novel.

His personal secret mission was to locate the fabled El Dorado with incomprehensible riches but due to heavy governmental scrutiny of gold seekers coupled with the political unrest of country boundaries, he went under the guise of seeking ethnobotanicals.

Clark's dangerous undertakings took him into the heart of dense jungle and tangled vegetation, thwarting every imaginable task at hand. From jaguars, venomous snakes and crocodiles down to the relentless flies and chiggers that inhabit these inhospitable environs there is never a dull moment. His escapades with the head-hunting tribes of the rainforest are charged with excitement.

Again, how much of this is actually credible is not my place to say. However, the book will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Daniel Travers
5.0 out of 5 stars What comes next?
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2010
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This book captivated me and made me wonder why we celebrate fictitious characters like Indiana Jones when real explorers like Leonard Clark tell such marvelous, true stories.
In fact, my friend and I were so taken by this story that we decided to go see the Maranon River portion of the Amazon Basin ourselves. So two years ago we retraced part of Clark's journey, stayed at the Army base of Pinglo and made friends with the Aguarunas. They told us of a white man that came through generations ago looking for "Golden Flowers" and we were sure it was Clark. Now we are planning our return when we will try to re-discover the ruins of the Spanish cities from Clark's incredible adventure.
Read this book, feel the thirst for adventure and then come join us at [theriversraneast dot com] where we will update our research and forthcoming adventure as it unfolds.
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D. New
5.0 out of 5 stars You can't just read it one time.
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2013
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Among adventure books, this is the best I have ever read, bar none. Who would think they would actually look forward to reading it again? The lady who gave it to the man who gave it to me said, "I've read this five times." He said, "NO book, other than the Bible, is worth reading five times." Then he laughed and said to me, "I've read it three times now, and plan to read it again." And now I can say that I've read it twice, and plan to read it again. And again. Clark's book about his adventures in China was good, but nothing like this one.
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Paloma
5.0 out of 5 stars You are there!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2019
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You are there with Leonard Clark in the Amazon headwaters. You sweat, feel every ant bite, hear the swarms of mosquitoes and the screaming of monkeys. This book is absolutely amazing, how he collected information about native cures, wended his way across thousands of miles of uncharted Amazonian , and lived. What an adventure.
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Brian Wood
5.0 out of 5 stars The Rivers ran East
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2015
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A great read even if, I suspect, a little embellished. First read as an impressionable 17yr old, it fired me up to travel South America which I subsequently did, nearly 30yrs after Mr Clark's adventures there. And for that I thank him sincerely.
The edition I've obtained was not advertised with a publication date or described as including photographs, which it didn't, thus disappointing me a little as the original I read did have photos.
In any case, I thoroughly recommend the book, it's well worth the read.
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Stephen Dimitriou
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, well written and full of detail.
Reviewed in Australia on March 3, 2021
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I am reading this book with my son who is reading this aloud to me. I bought two, excellent read and an amazing adventure you can travel in your mind and with a friend if you have two copies and it's well worth having and a great gift for anyone who likes to read and loves an exciting adventure. It is also educational and gives a vivid picture of life in the Amazon.
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jean-marc Bouvier
5.0 out of 5 stars histoire vraie mais incroyable...
Reviewed in France on May 17, 2016
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... alors on y croit, tellement les péripéties, l'environnement, et cette époque si lointaine de fin de la deuxième guerre mondiale nous captivent, voire nous donnent envie d'"y" aller.... et pourtant....
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Anne-Marie Bur
5.0 out of 5 stars The rivers ran east
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 28, 2013
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I love this book and have a brother desperate to read it. I wouldn't lend him my precious copy and so was delighted to find another, whatever the condition, and this one even had a cover - torn but just about intact. Would love to know how much of it is true!
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C. R. Wintrip
4.0 out of 5 stars Old pleasures renewed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 28, 2012
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Condition grade3 but swift delivery and much valued. At the price paid it was a huge bargain and filled a long vacant hole in my library.
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