by Amanda Flora Hilda Bleher
Edited by Heiko Bleher
Finally the English version of the “Itenéz – River of Hope” – the unique biography of Amanda Bleher, edited by Heiko Bleher, has arrived. In this book Amanda Bleher tells us the true story of her incredible life of discoveries, and primarily that of her two South American expeditions in the 1950s carrying her 4 children into the “Green Hell”…
This book tells a story true in every detail – that of the adventurous Mrs Amanda Flora Hilda Bleher, who relates the history of a large part of her life, an almost unbelievable tale right from the start. Amanda Bleher begins her book with her second major trip to South America in 1958, when she said farewell to Germany forever, with her goal the Iténez, a river on the border between Brazil and Bolivia. In so doing she refers extensively to her first journey to the New World – a journey that turned out to be an adventure beyond compare. A journey such as no woman before or after her has undertaken. She tells of the hardships that she had to overcome in the jungles of South America; how, along with her four small children, she survived and battled her way through the ‘green hell’ in search of new species of plants, fishes, and other animals. Her objective was not to find gold, but to explore the Eldorado that is the flora and fauna of South America…
Amanda Bleher 9.06.1910-25.05.1991
Price: Euro 25,00
Pages: 287
ISBN 978-88-901816-9-6
Printed by Aquapress Publishers, Italy
Available also in German language
As appeared in one of Germany’s most famous daily’s Frankfurter Rundschau. In their Sunday issue they dedicated an almost entire page commenting on one of Frankfurt’s most famous women that lived and her amazing book Iténez – River of Hope. This was naturally in German language. But this book is also available in English language edition.
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Beautiful shrimp and amazing photo as always Mr. Heiko. Long time ago someone brought to Costa Rica some Atyopsis species (shrimp species with fan-like pin to get algae from the water flow) and this ones looks pretty similar, maybe another species but it’s just an opinion from a amateur aquarist Kid. Thank you for showing your discoveries.
Dear Heiko Bleher
Congratulation!
You Reached 5,000 friend here. And I know You have many many friends all over the world, Which You know or don’t know, Supporting you, Loving you and waiting for you…
En mi caso tu eres el responsable de mi afición en el mundo de la acuarofilia,
cada dia encuentro especies nuevas, de las cuales me enamora saber, que muchas de estas fueron descubiertas por una persona HEIKO, felicidades amigo en muchas partes del mundo a alguien le enseñaste algo.
I loved this book! Fascinating reading.
Mark, Indiana, USA
Eine wirklich spannende Familiengeschichte! Hab ich im OAM bereits vorgestellt…
Bernd, Duesseldorf, Germany
I must say I love the book.
Stockholm, Sweden
Great book.
and 100% true story.
That’s why I loved it….
Baltimore, USA