FREE: Headhunters and Hummingbirds, an Expedition into Ecuador by Robert McCracken Peck

The listing, Headhunters and Hummingbirds, an Expedition into Ecuador by Robert McCracken Peck has ended.

This is an ex-library book with the normal stampings and library binding. In very good condition.

Into the last of the unexplored jungles of Ecuador go ten scientists and their native porters, Robert Peck, journalist and photographer, records the hazards and adventures they meet as they penetrate the forbidden mossy forests of the Cutucu Mountains. The party hacks a narrow trail through the undergrowth, struggling in constant rain and sucking mud. When the Indian porters turn against the white mule drivers, these men flee with their animals and packs of expedition food. A human scalp lock waves a warning. Giant tarantulas and deadly snakes manace them, but the biologist push on, netting and photographing birds and other wildlife. As food supplies dwindle, they add giant grubs, monkey feet, catfish lips, and even hummingbirds to their diet. Suddenly the local Indians turn hostile, accusing the intruders of seeking not birds, but gold.....Every word of this incredible adventure is true, documented with photos taken by Peck before dampness disabled his equipment and by pictures the Indians themselves drew by the campfire. The story is a testimony the the dedication, resourcefulness, and stamina of working biologists in the field.