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IT is an instance of rare good fortune for a man who delights in the life of a field-naturalist to be offered the honorary leadership of a scientific expedition, by a Government not his own, through a large stretch of unexplored tropical country, to embark upon an unknown river, piecing it together with others but hazily known, and to have the now complete large river called after himself. However unique such a stroke of luck, the necessary premises are equally rare in their combination of an ardent naturalist, keen sportsman, vigorous experienced traveller, leader of men as a former president of the great American Republic, and attractive, versatile writer!
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G., H. Through the Interior of Brazil 1 . Nature 95, 148–149 (1915). https://doi.org/10.1038/095148a0
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