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THE UNCONQUERED TELLS THE EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORY OF A JOURNEY INTO THE DEEPEST RECESSES OF THE AMAZON TO TRACK ONE OF THE PLANET'S LAST UNCONTACTED IN DIGENOUS TRIBES. Even today there remain tribes in the far reaches of the Amazon rainforest that have avoided contact with modern civilization. Deliberately hiding from the outside world, they are the unconquered, the last survivors of an ancient culture that predates the arrival of Columbus in the New World. In this gripping first-person account of adventure and survival, author Scott Wallace chronicles an expedition into the Amazon's uncharted depths, discovering the rainforest's secrets while moving ever closer to a possible encounter with one such tribe - the mysterious flecheiros, or "People of the Arrow," seldom-glimpsed warriors known to repulse all intruders with showers of deadly arrows.
About the Author
Scott Wallace is a bestselling author and veteran journalist who covers armed conflict, the environment, and vanishing cultures from around the world. His assignments have taken him from clandestine arms bazaars in post-Soviet Russia to midnight raids on fedayeen hideouts in the slums of Baghdad, and from combat operations in the Nicaraguan jungles to shepherd camps high in the windswept Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan. A former correspondent for CBS News, Newsweek, and the Guardian, Scott is a frequent contributor to National Geographic Magazine and has undertaken six major assignments for the National Geographic Society to the Amazon rainforest. His writings have also appeared in Smithsonian, Harper's, National Geographic Adventure, National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian Journeys Quarterly, the Village Voice, and Sports Afield. His photography is represented by Getty Images and has been featured in National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian, and Outside, among many others. His television producing credits include CBS News, CNN, and National Geographic Channel. He is the recipient of the Explorers Club's prestigious Lowell Thomas Award for excellence in reporting from the field. He has three sons and splits his time between Washington, DC. and Colorado.
