The Book Prize Index

One River: Explorations and Discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest

Wade Davis

"Enjoyable and insightful work was written as a tribute to the scientific achievements of Richard Evans Schultes, an Amazonia explorer active during 1940s-50s. Also relates explorations of the author and of Timothy Plowman, both Schultes' students. Intended for a popular audience"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment · medium confidenceNature & Environment81 signalsLlm Classifier: Nature & Environment -> Nature & EnvironmentOpen Library: Personal Narratives -> Memoir & AutobiographyOpen Library: Biography -> BiographyOceans, Rivers & WaterArt, Music & PerformanceEducation & UniversitiesLabor, Work & Organizing

Award History

0 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Governor General's Literary Awards: English-language Non-fictionMajor1997FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Richard Evans Schultes86%
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    • Timothy Plowman62%

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    28 / 100 academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.