Description: Discusses the life and work of the Brazilian rubber tapper whose efforts to secure fair treatment for other tappers and to preserve the Amazon rain forests resulted in his murder in 1988.
Synopsis Discusses the life and work of the Brazilian rubber tapper whose efforts to secure fair treatment for other tappers and to preserve the Amazon rain forests resulted in his murder in 1988.
Details
Publication Date:
1994-04-01
Series:
Gateway Green Biography
Size
Height:
9.3 in
Width:
7.8 in
Thickness:
0.5 in
Weight:
12.0 oz
Publisher's Note A biography of the Brazilian who was assassinated in 1988 follows him from his humble childhood to world fame and controversy, as he fought to protect his home, his livelihood, and the Amazon forests.