The Unconquered

In Search of the Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribes

By: Scott Wallace

Narrated by: David Stifel

Even today there remain tribes in the far reaches of the Amazon rainforest that have avoided contact with modern civilization. In this gripping first-person account of adventure and survival, author Scott Wallace chronicles an expedition into the Amazon's uncharted depths, discovering the rainforest's secrets while moving ever closer to a possible encounter with one such tribe—the mysterious flecheiros, or "People of the Arrow." On assignment for National Geographic, Wallace joins Brazilian explorer Sydney Possuelo at the head of a thirty-four-man team that ventures deep into the unknown in search of the tribe. Possuelo's mission is to protect the Arrow People. But the information he needs to do so can only be gleaned by entering a world of permanent twilight beneath the forest canopy.

Danger lurks at every step as the expedition seeks out the Arrow People even while trying to avoid them. Laced with lessons from anthropology and the Amazon's own convulsed history, and boasting a Conradian cast of unforgettable characters—all driven by a passion to preserve the wild, but also wracked by fear, suspicion, and the desperate need to make it home alive—The Unconquered reveals this critical battleground in the fight to save the planet as it has rarely been seen, wrapped in a tale of adventure.

©2011, 2012 Scott Wallace (P)2023 Tantor

Contemporary Aguirre Wrath of God

Unconquered has it all — everything you could ask for to experience the Amazon jungle vicariously. This incredibly well written adventure filled with pitfalls and close calls, encounters and egos, teamwork and tribulations, would be wise reading for anyone considering a journey beneath the canopy. Furthermore, any combatant command with an interest in jungle operations might do well to consider this for its reading list. Although the nomenclature of flora, fauna, and tribes differ between regions, the lessons of Scott Wallace’s jungle are universal.

This work has stunningly climbed its way into my top three reads of the year, joining Nick Brokhausen’s We Few and Ali Soufan’s Black Banners.

Captivating

Truly experience the real struggle of native communities deep in the Amazon rain forest. Learned so many things about the history and plight of these communities that I feel I will be better aware if ever I visit.

Struggled to finish

Too many words for a small story. Not Much About About the Indians and more about the authors travails.