Plundering paradise : the hand of man on the Galp̀agos islands / Michael D'Orso.

By:

D'Orso, Michael

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : HarperCollins, c2002.Edition: 1st edDescription: xix, 345 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:

0060193905

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

304.2/8 21

LOC classification:

GF852.G35 D67 2002

Summary: Describes the history of exploration on the Galapagos Islands throughout the twentieth century, and examines their dichotomy of beauty and corruption at the turn of the twenty-first.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Non Fiction	MVS Library Main room-Teen/Adult	B- Nonfiction (Teen/Adult)	304.2 Dor (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		400687

Map on endpapers.

Includes bibliographical references.

Booklist starred, November 2002

Publisher's Weekly, October 2002

Kirkus Starred, September 2002

Describes the history of exploration on the Galapagos Islands throughout the twentieth century, and examines their dichotomy of beauty and corruption at the turn of the twenty-first.

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