CANGA

by John Arthur Vaughan ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 7, 1956

A first person narrative of an expedition taken by the author and his 17 year old son Nelson with good sense and drama accounts for much of the life they saw along the Araguaya River in the Brazilian Jungle. When Vaughan, an American working in Rio, decided to make the trip with his son to the large river island of Bananal, they consulted with a Scotch missionary, the Reverend Mr. MacIntyre, but even his wide knowledge could give them only a hint of what lay before. The account of what followed makes very good reading, for the Vaughans were not only taxed to the utmost of their abilities by nature itself but by various dealings with the Indians on whom they either had to depend for services or avoid like the plague. The island of Bananal too comes in for close acrutiny and an element of drama is introduced with the loss of the Vaughans' canoe and their temporary stay with a tribe whose semi-hostility kept them on tenterhooks. Good comment on an area that has its fascination. Best of the group.

Pub Date: May 7, 1956

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Prentice Hall

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1956

Categories: FICTION