In May 1848, two young Englishmen sailed up the Amazon and optimistically hoped to support themselves by collecting specimens of exotic fauna and flora for museums and collectors back home in Britain
They say you should never judge a book by its cover, but at first glance a librarian might quickly catalogue this exploration of the British Landscape under children's interest
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