Joe Kane is an American author of two books and a journalist who writes for publications such as ''

The New Yorker ''The New Yorker'' is an American weekly magazine featuring journalism, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Founded as a weekly in 1925, the magazine is published 47 times annually, with five of these issues ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

Esquire Esquire (, ; abbreviated Esq.) is usually a courtesy title. In the United Kingdom, ''esquire'' historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the landed gentry above the rank of gentlema ...

''. Kane's ''Running the Amazon'' (1989) is a first hand account of the only expedition ever to travel the entire 4,200-mile

Amazon River The Amazon River (, ; es, Río Amazonas, pt, Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the Nile. The headwaters of t ...

from its source in Peru to the Atlantic Ocean, which took place between August 1985 and February 1986. The book is listed on ''

Outside Magazine ''Outside'' is an American company and magazine focused on the outdoors. The first issue of ''Outside'' was published in September 1977. History Outside founders were Jann Wenner (the first editor in chief), William Randolph Hearst III (its first ...

''s "25 Best Adventure Books of the Last 100 Years" and '' National Geographic's'' "The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time". In 1991, Kane traveled to Ecuador to learn about the

Huaorani The Huaorani, Waorani, or Waodani, 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 ...

Indians 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'' (1995).

Publications

*''Running the Amazon''. Vintage, 1989. - Vintage paperback re-print 1990, includes a brief afterword that provides updates on the lives of those in the book. *''Savages''. Vintage, 1995. .

References

External links

"Running the Amazon"
by Joe Kane. Excerpts and photographs from the book. {{DEFAULTSORT:Kane, Joe Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male journalists