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Marshall De Bruhl
Marshall De Bruhl was for many years an editor and executive with several major publishing houses, specializing in history and biography, most notably as editor of and contributor to the "Dictionary of American History" and the "Dictionary of American Biography." He is the author of "The River... show more

Marshall De Bruhl was for many years an editor and executive with several major publishing houses, specializing in history and biography, most notably as editor of and contributor to the "Dictionary of American History" and the "Dictionary of American Biography." He is the author of "The River Sea: The Amazon in History, Myth, and Legend" (Counterpoint): "Firestorm: Allied Air Power and the Destruction of Dresden" (Random House); "Sword of San Jacinto: A Life of Sam Houston" (Random House); and the co-compiler of "The International Thesaurus of Quotations" (HarperCollins. He lives in Asheville, N. C.
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Allusion is not Illusion
Allusion is not Illusion rated it 9 years ago
Either this book is fluffier than it seemed, or I know more about the Amazon than I thought I did -- I wouldn't say I was particularly up on this topic, but I knew practically all these stories except the Isabel Godin one, which was human interest rather than being of political or scientific importa...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 12 years ago
Good overview of the history of the Amazon. Easy to read, at times it slips into digression, but the digressions are somewhat interesting. I just wish it had pictures to be honest.
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