Mighty Orinoco (eBook)

amp;lt;P>ARTHUR B. EVANS is Professor of French at DePauw University and Managing Editor of the scholarly journal Science Fiction Studies. He is series editor for Wesleyan's Early Classics of Science Fiction series. STANFORD LUCE is Professor Emeritus of French at Miami University in Ohio. WALTER JAMES MILLER is Professor of English at The School of Professional and Continuing Studies at New York University.</P>

<P>Inrtoduction<BR>THE MIGHTY ORINOCO<BR>PART ONE<BR>M. Miguel and His Two Colleagues<BR>Sergeant Martial and His Nephew<BR>On Board the Simon Bolivar<BR>First Encounter<BR>The Maripare and the Gallinetta<BR>Island after Island<BR>Buena Vista at La Urbana<BR>A Cloud of Dust on the Horizon<BR>Three Boats Navigating Together<BR>At the Mouth of the Meta<BR>A Halt in the Village of Atures<BR>A Few Observations by Germain Paterne<BR>Respect for the Tapir<BR>The Chubasco<BR>San Fernando<BR>PART TWO<BR>A Few Words about the Past<BR>The First Leg of the Journey<BR>Two Days in Danaco<BR>FInal Advice from Manuel Assomption<BR>Beef Cows and Electric Eels<BR>Terrible Fears<BR>The Campsite near Maunoir Park<BR>The Young Indian<BR>Across the Sierra<BR>The Ford of Frascaes<BR>The Mission of Santa Juana<BR>En Route<BR>Two Months at the Mission<BR>Au Revoir!<BR>Notes<BR>Bibliography<BR>Jules Gabriel Verne: A Biography<BR>About the Contributors</P>