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Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest

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Wade Davis
Wade Davis

Wade Davis is a Canadian-born anthropologist, ethnobotanist, and author born December 14, 1953. He serves as Professor of Anthropology and Ethnology at the University of British Columbia and is a former Explorer-in-Residence at National Geographic. Davis is renowned for his research on indigenous cultures in the Amazon and Himalayas, with major works including The Serpent and the Rainbow and Into the Silence. His career focuses on preserving cultural diversity and traditional ecological knowledge. more

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