High Jungles and Low
High Jungles and Low by Archie Carr, published by University Press of Florida in 1992, is a personal account reflecting Carr’s experiences in the rural high tropics of Central America from 1945 to 1949. This edition spans 226 pages and is presented in English. The narrative captures Carr’s love for the region, combining his observations of nature with engaging anecdotes about the people and landscapes he encountered while teaching at the Agricultural School run by the United Fruit Company.
Readers will find that High Jungles and Low is structured in four distinct parts, each showcasing Carr’s lyrical writing and keen insights. The sections cover various topics, including the relationship between the United States and Latin America, sketches of the local hill people, a historical overview of Nicaragua, and a detailed diary of a month-long trek along the Caribbean coast. Through this multifaceted exploration, Carr offers a rich portrayal of the natural world, focusing on themes related to nature, plants, and trees.
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“Illuminated by the same joyful curiosity and erudition, lyric writing, and plain love of life that made a classic of Archie Carr’s The Windward Road.”–Peter Matthiessen
“Archie Carr shows that he can write about people and forests engagingly and accurately without recourse to fake adventures or gringo condescension.”–New York Times
Archie Carr’s story is his love for the rural high tropics of Central America, revealed with grace and humor in the personal account of the years (1945-49) that he spent in Honduras with his family as a teacher at the Agricultural School run by the United Fruit Company.
High Jungles and Low has four parts, each written in a distinctive style. “The Land” is descriptive and includes a candid chapter on Yankee relations with Latin America. “People in the Land” is anecdotal, with sketches of the hill people of Honduras. “The Sweet Sea,” a short history of Nicaragua, reveals the biological drama of four centuries of turmoil in that country. “Hall of the Mountain Cow” is Carr’s one-month diary of a 100-mile walk along the Mosquito Shore, the rain forest of the Caribbean coast.
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