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A Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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A Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) W. B. Stevenson
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| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies |
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| Series part Volume No. |
Volume 3
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:486 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 28 |
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| Category/Genre | Classic travel writing |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108033664
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| Classifications | Dewey:918.0413 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Illustrations |
1 Plates, black and white
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
29 September 2011 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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 life and society in South America as it began to break free from Spanish colonial rule. Volume 3 focuses on the revolutions and uprisings Stevenson witnessed in Colombia, Peru and Chile, as well as his time as secretary to Lord Cochrane, the former admiral who fought on the side of the rebels.
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