The Cloud Forest
Mature
Audio only

The Cloud Forest

A Chronicle of the South American WildernessBy Peter MatthiessenNarrated by Stefan Rudnicki
Length9h 48m

About this audiobook

For twenty thousand miles, Peter Matthiessen crisscrossed the South American wilderness, traveling from the Amazonian rain forests to Machu Picchu high in the Andes, down to the edge of the world at Tierra del Fuego and back. In the course of his journey, he followed the trails of old explorers; encountered river bandits, wild tribesmen, and the evidence of ancient ruins; and discovered a fossilized snout of a giant unknown crocodilian hidden in the depths of the jungle on the wild mountain rivers of Peru. Filled with observations and descriptions of the people and the fading wildlife of this vast world to the south, The Cloud Forest is Matthiessen’s incisive, wry report of his expedition into some of the last and most exotic wild terrains in the world.

Audiobook details

GenreBiography and Memoir, Travel
Length9 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byStefan Rudnicki
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJun 24, 2009
LanguageEnglish

More from Peter Matthiessen

You may also like

A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari
A Rip Van Winkle Of The KalahariFrederick Carruthers Cornell6h 9m$1 · $0.00
Mount Everest, the Reconnaissance, 1921
Mount Everest, the Reconnaissance, 1921Charles Howard-Bury, George Mallory, A. F. R. Wollaston10h 22m$2 · $0.00
Among Unknown Eskimo
Among Unknown EskimoJulian W. Bilby7h 1m$2.30
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia
Journal of an Overland Expedition in AustraliaLudwig Leichhardt10h 29m$2 · $0.00
Lost Pond
Lost PondHenry Abbott28m$1 · $0.00
Lachesis Lapponica: A Tour in Lapland (Vol. 1&2)
Lachesis Lapponica: A Tour in Lapland (Vol. 1&2)Carl von Linné11h 21m$2 · $0.00
Across Iceland
Across IcelandW. Bisiker5h 26m$2 · $0.00
The Danube
The DanubeNick Thorpe13h 21m$23
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia, Vol. 1
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia, Vol. 1Phillip Parker King12h 37m$1 · $0.00
Exploration of the North-West Coast of Australia, 1863.
Exploration of the North-West Coast of Australia, 1863.Ned Overton54m$2 · $0.00
From the Cape to Cairo: The First Traverse of Africa from South to North
From the Cape to Cairo: The First Traverse of Africa from South to NorthEwart Scott Grogan, Arthur H. Sharp10h 7m$2 · $0.00
W. C. Gosse's Explorations, 1873.
W. C. Gosse's Explorations, 1873.W C Gosse2h 53m$2 · $0.00
Travels on the Amazon
Travels on the AmazonAlfred Russel Wallace11h 45m$2 · $0.00
Mountain Conquests: Thirteen Unforgettable Reads
Mountain Conquests: Thirteen Unforgettable ReadsW. H. Le Mesurier, George Ingle Finch, C. G. Bruce, Norman Collie, Arnold Lunn, Michael T. H. Sadler, Julian S. Huxley, Norman Egerton Young, Hugh Kingsmill Lunn, H. E. G. Tyndale, N. T. Huxley, H. R. Pope, Arnold H. M. Lunn, William Martin Sir Conway, Hudson Stuck, Owen Glynne Jones, Aubrey Mrs. Le Blond, George Edward Mannering96h 14m$2 · $0.00
A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán
A Ride to India across Persia and BaluchistánHarry De Windt6h 5m$2 · $0.00
Cannibal-land: Adventures with a camera in the New Hebrides
Cannibal-land: Adventures with a camera in the New HebridesMartin Johnson4h 15m$2.30
Tying Down the Wind
Tying Down the WindEric Pinder10h 6m$20
The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to Petersburg
The Siberian Overland Route from Peking to PetersburgAlexander Michie12h 1m$2 · $0.00
Scenes and Adventures in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas
Scenes and Adventures in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and ArkansasHenry Schoolcraft10h 49m$2 · $0.00
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South Wales
Journals of Two Expeditions into the Interior of New South WalesJohn Oxley10h 5m$2 · $0.00