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File Size: 12337 KB
Print Length: 316 pages
Publisher: Abrams Press; 1 edition (December 30, 2003)
Publication Date: December 30, 2003
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Language: English
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I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. I had just finished reading 'the Last Days of the Incas" and...let's say it didn't have a happy ending: the good guys lost! So I read this mostly to educate myself about present-day Peru--because I'm hoping to go there next year.Well this book just captivated me. I did some backpacking trips in my youth so I could relate to the author's rambles about the back country of Peru. I was thoroughly entertained by his tales of Quechuan market-women, bar-room characters, eccentric archaeologists, sweaty bus-rides and tiny Peruvian towns with one or 2 dusty bottles of beer for sale. This lucky author went to a Peru that us 2-week tourists will never be able to see.Even more I enjoyed Thompson's depictions of the last Incas, hiding out like bandidos in this wild country. He makes us see their nobility and defiance, and oh gosh, what a great movie it would make!The only thing I didn't enjoy about this book was Thompson's attempts to tear down our romantic image of the Inca civilization by telling us that they were tyrants who oppressed the Andean cultures that they absorbed into their empire. Um, yeah I suppose they did have to oppress a lot of peasants to build their mighty stone works! We know that the Incas had a system of labor taxation in which the subjects contributed a few months of labor for the State. Was that oppression, or was it about the same as the 5 months' labor every year that goes to pay our federal taxes? Or was the Inca 'mita' system more to be compared with 'public works'? We do know that the Inca system of roads, terraces and storehouses enabled them to keep everyone fed in times of famine. I guess that is like our modern 'welfare' system?Anyway, I wanted to tell the author "lay off the Incas already, whatever they did, the Spaniards were 100 times worse!"Other reviewers have noted the sense of anticlimax: Thompson's prose fails to convey the drama of actually being in these mysterious, legendary ruins. Yet he writes evocatively about the mountains, the gorgeous vistas, and his thoughts about the Incas' relationship with mountains and stone.The most memorable part of this book was the last few pages, wherein Thompson writes of the messages woven into Peruvian textiles: the story of the execution of the last Inca Tupac Amaru and the hopes of vengeance against his executioners. "The idea of an Inca who would return and set his people free became a cult called the Incario, which kept a rebellious fervour going for long after Tupac Amaru's execution."
I devour everything Inca/Mayan...this is a great book. An easy read...but more importantly...a true example of what amateur adventurers can do on their own without the heavyweight trappings of academia and formal archaeological exploration.
I read this book some years ago and as a fan of travel literature placed it near the top. However, I did not write a review at that time. Now, having recently returned from a two week vacation in Bolivia and Peru, I can see what a fine book it is. The Incas were the last of the world's great civilizations to be "discovered." Since they developed in isolation and were not literate, we must try to interpret their mind set from what has survived these 500 years. Mr. Thomson manages by observation, rigid scholarship, many miles on the trail, along with canny speculation to get inside the mind of the Inca as well as anyone. For all of you romanticists out there this book comes as close as is possible to the modern possibilities of adventure.
This is one of my favorite books and inspired me to take a 10 day trip to Peru. It's written in a great way as both to be educational, informative, and entertaining. It's a great introduction to Peru for someone who isn't a historical scholar and I would highly recommend it to anyone looking to be inspired to have an adventure.
Such a fun book to read. I tore through it while visiting Peru and Machu Picchu. Hugh Thomson's "The White Rock" was an invaluable part of the trip. It's always fun to follow in the footsteps of the author, especially when the writing is so warm and entertaining. I'll probably read this book again someday, especially if I ever visit the Sacred Valley again.
Product was as described, but a fairly old edition.
If you travel to Peru to explore the archaeology, this is a must read. I read it before I went and just read it again - several years afterward. Hugh writes in a very personal way that I find delightful - almost as if we were carrying on an extended conversation about the place over a few Pisco Sours at the Cross Keys in Cusco (wish we were!). During my second read, I re-lived my trip and Hugh brought it all back. Great job!
Wonderfully entertaining story of a real-life "Indiana Jones," with great historical scope. A thoroughly enjoyable read.
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