Joseph A. Kane (born 1953) is an American author and journalist who writes for publications such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Kane's book, ''Running the Amazon'' (1989) is a first-hand account of the only expedition ever to travel the entire Amazon River from its source in Peru to the Atlantic Ocean, which took place between August 1985 and February 1986. The book is listed on ''

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'' magazine's 25 (Essential) Books for the Well-Read Explorer and ''

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'' 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time. In 1991, Kane traveled to Ecuador to learn about the indigenous

Huaorani people The Waorani, Waodani, or Huaorani, also known as the Waos, are an Indigenous people from the Amazonian Region of Ecuador ( Napo, Orellana, and Pastaza Provinces) who have marked differences from other ethnic groups from Ecuador. The alternate ...

and their struggles with international oil companies who were exploiting the Amazon with poor environmental practices such as setting off explosive charges, building new roads and oil rigs, and causing oil spills. Based on his experiences there, he wrote ''Savages'' (published 1995). In 2007, he received a Poynter Fellowship in Journalism from

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. Kane is married to Elyse and has two children. They live in

Olympia, Washington Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington. It had a population of 55,605 at the 2020 census, making it the state of Washington's 23rd-most populous city. Olympia is the county seat of Thurston County, and the central city ...

Publications

* – Vintage paperback re-print 1990, includes a brief afterword that provides updates on the lives of those in the book. *

References

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