In the Amazon Jungle - Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a - Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians

The Project Gutenberg EBook of In The Amazon Jungle, by Algot LangeThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: In The Amazon Jungle Adventures In Remote Parts Of The Upper Amazon River, Including A Sojourn AmongCannibal IndiansAuthor: Algot LangeRelease Date: February 4, 2005 [EBook #14898]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK IN THE AMAZON JUNGLE ***Produced by Jeroen Hellingman & the PG Distributed Proofreaders TeamIn the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal IndiansByAlgot LangeEdited in Part by J. Odell HauserWith an Introduction by Frederick S. DellenbaughToThe Memory ofMy FatherINTRODUCTIONWhen Mr. Algot Lange told me he was going to the headwaters of the Amazon, I was particularly interested becauseonce, years ago, I had turned my own mind in that direction with considerable longing. I knew he would encounter manyset-backs, but I never would have predicted the adventures he actually passed through alive.He started in fine spirits: buoyant, strong, vigorous. When I saw him again in New York, a year or so later, on his return,he was an emaciated fever-wreck, placing one foot before the other only with much ...