A Journey in Brazil: A Travel Journal of Rio de Janeiro, Manaus, the Amazon River and Rainforests, Featuring Brazilian History, Food, Culture and the Native South Americans - Couverture souple

Agassiz, Louis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0359028411 ISBN 13 : 9780359028412

Editeur : Lulu.com, 2018

Synopsis

Louis Agassiz sheds insight into Brazil's history: his travels took place in the 1860s, when the country was undergoing great change as an Empire and grappling with its this development. The author offers accounts of a Brazil now lost to time; observations of the urban culture and life, and the natural habitat of the countryside and forests, offer immense insight into the era. Most of the text is written as a narrative diary, wherein Agassiz observes and describes traversing colonial-era Rio de Janeiro, the city of Manaus, the Amazon river, various villages, and the vast rainforests. As a zoologist, Agassiz's interest in the wildlife present in Brazil form a recurring theme. However, the text is careful not to dwell on matters obscure or scientific; while the author at work, he also covers matters of culture and day-to-day life. Anecdotes include Brazil's Emperor Pedro II arranging room chairs that he sits equally with other attendees - reasoning that science does not distinguish people by position.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lulu.com
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0359028411
• ISBN 13: 9780359028412
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 266
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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