Press kit for Into the Hearts of the Amazons

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Into the Hearts of the Amazons
In Search of a Modern Matriarchy
Tom DeMott
Terrace Books
Publication date: May 2006
272 pp.  6 x 9  1 map
ISBN 0-299-21640-3 Cloth $26.95


Reviews: [Reviews will be posted here soon.]

Blurbs:
"For centuries the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, like a magnet, has attracted travelers, adventurers, scholars, romantics, and rebels. Something about Oaxaca and the Zapotec culture appeals to the curious and restless. DeMott's fine memoir captures the spirit of this quest. It will be of interest to anthropologists and general readers alike."–Howard Campbell, author of Zapotec Struggles

"Driven by an unquenchable personal passion for his subject, Tom DeMott has produced an exceptional narrative that deconstructs the cliches of a Mexican region and a people shrouded in romance and myth. Acutely observed, richly experienced, Into the Hearts of the Amazons exposes issues of matriarchy and culture through intimate, often bizarre, and surreal yet indelibly moving close encounters with the people of Juchitán and Tehuantepec."–Tony Cohan, author of On Mexican Time and Mexican Days

"A perfectly balanced blend of first-person narrative, anecdote, and research on the region."–Brian Bouldrey, editor of Traveling Souls: Contemporary Pilgrimage Stories

Author's Bio:
Tom DeMott is a travel writer who lives in San Francisco. His work has appeared in many publications, including the San Francisco Observer and Clubmex.

Excerpt

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Cover image:

the covor of DeMott's book is a colorful photo of two Zapotec women in native custume, dancing together or at least clasping hands.

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Photo of Author

a photo of the author, Tom DeMott, in a plaid shirt, in front of an outdoor scene.

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Imprint

Terrace Books logo is designed in the shape of a book with a Union chair in silhouette on the cover. The words Terrace Books, Madison, Wisconsin appear also.

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