The Andes and the Amazon: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Andes and the Amazon, credited to James Orton, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Andes and the Amazon, by James Orton. This book, with the subtitle "Across the Continent of South America" describes the scientific expedion of 1867 to the equatorial Andes and the Amazon. The route was from Guayaquil to Quito, over the Cordillera, through the forest to Napo, and, finally, on the Rio Napo to Pebas on the Maranon. Besides this record, the expedition - under the auspices of the Smithsonian Institute - collected samples of rocks and plants, and numerous specimen of animals. The scientists also compiled a vocabulary of local languages and produced a new map of equatorial America. James Orton (1830 - 1877) was Professor in Natural History in Vassar College, and corresponding member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. (Summary by Ava, from the Preface)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Andes and the Amazon
• Author credits: James Orton
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 26
• Combined MP3 track duration: 9:49:51

Catalogue topics

• South America
• travel
• adventure
• expedition
• science
• rain forest
• Indians

Opening tracks: first 24 of 26

1. 00 Preface — 8:55
2. 01 Introduction — 8:03
3. 02 Chapter I — 26:07
4. 03 Chapter II — 29:42
5. 04 Chapter III — 18:52
6. 05 Chapter IV — 31:09
7. 06 Chapter V — 22:25
8. 07 Chapter VI — 30:21
9. 08 Chapter VII — 17:14
10. 09 Chapter VIII — 21:20
11. 10 Chapter IX — 15:35
12. 11 Chapter X — 19:08
13. 12 Chapter XI — 38:50
14. 13 Chapter XII — 19:41
15. 14 Chapter XIII — 28:53
16. 15 Chapter XIV — 25:54
17. 16 Chapter XV — 25:09
18. 17 Chapter XVI — 31:27
19. 18 Chapter XVII — 28:16
20. 19 Chapter XVIII — 30:47
21. 20 Chapter XIX — 27:14
22. 21 Chapter XX — 11:57
23. 22 Chapter XXI — 28:08
24. 23 Chapter XXII — 20:49

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