Davis, Wade

Intertwines the stories of scientific explorer Richard Evans Schultes and his student Tim Plowman, both of whom went on scientific expeditions to South America, Schultes spending twelve years, beginning in the 1940s, mapping uncharted rivers and collecting botanical specimens; and Plowman, who along with the author, duplicated Schultes's journey thirty years later.

Anthropologist Wade Davis, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, shares photographs and memories from throughout his twenty-five years of exploration in the Canadian Arctic, the North African deserts, the mountains of Tibet, and other remote corners of the world.

Provides accounts of over two hundred ethnic groups from around the world, providing information about their beliefs, customs, traditions, and challenges; grouped by geographical region, with photographs and maps.