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WIZARD OF THE UPPER AMAZON by Manuel Córdova-Rios and F. Bruce Lamb. 203 pages. Atheneum...
...youth at the turn of the century, Manuel Córdova-Rios left Iquitos, Peru, to accompany a gang of rubber harvesters on a brief trip into the Upper Amazon. He returned home seven years later. In between, he lived in the jungle with the primitive Amahuaca Indians, first as a captive, finally as chief. Nine years ago, F. Bruce Lamb, a U.S. researcher in tropical flora, first met Córdova-Rios, then transcribed and translated the old man's astonishingly detailed, fascinating recollections...
...Manuel Córdova-Rios is a simple man. He draws no moral from his experience; his descriptions of jungle cures and tribal society are tantalizing rather than complete. Still, he is a superb storyteller. His rich, supple prose re-creates the darkness of the rain forest-its dangers, omens and teeming, insistent life...
...night? Who wakes him in the morning? Who spends more time with Richard Nixon than Henry Kissinger? Who is privy to the periods of presidential reflection during walks on the beach? Haldeman and Ehrlichman of the palace guard? Political Operatives Dent and Chotiner? No. The correct answer is Manuel ("Manolo") Sanchez, 41, the President's man, an ebullient Cuban refugee and family servant for nine years...
...MANUEL KRAMER...