Naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer and gifted writer, William Beebe escapes from the violence of World War One into the jungles of Brittish Guiana. Beebe's curiosity and patience magnifies nature’s raw details revealing the huge drama being played out in the tropical jungle. Beebe's scientific curiosity aboard a steamship, his study of a rare bird that never leaves home, his examination of hordes of Army Anyson the...

Describes the author's visit to South America's lesser-known Guianese coast, where he toured the coastal towns, torrential rivers, and dense forests of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, in an account that also describes the region's remarkable wildlife and violent history.