A Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America: Volume 1 - Couverture souple

Stevenson, W. B.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1108033644 ISBN 13 : 9781108033640

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This three-volume work, published in 1825, describes South American society and culture in the final years of Spanish colonial rule.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In 1804 when W. B. Stevenson (fl. 1803–25) arrived on the small island of Mocha, just off the coast of South America, he stepped onto a continent on the brink of mass revolution. Over the next twenty years, he had an extraordinary range of experiences: as a traveller, a Spanish government official, a prisoner, and as secretary to an ex-Royal Navy admiral turned revolutionary. In this three-volume work, published in 1825, Stevenson gives a dramatic, fascinating account of the life and culture of South America as it began to break free from Spanish colonial rule. Volume 1 focuses on Stevenson's arrival in 1804, his initial impressions, and travels in Chile, Colombia and Peru. It describes food and drink, society and culture, administration and climate. It also covers his imprisonment in Lima by the Spanish authorities.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1108033644
• ISBN 13: 9781108033640
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 462
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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