Travels in South America, during the Years, 1819–20–21, Caldcleugh
Автор: Caldcleugh Название: Travels in South America, during the Years, 1819–20–21 ISBN: 1108033725 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108033725 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5544.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: First published in 1825, this account, by a British diplomat posted to Brazil, describes the geography, politics, trade, and peoples of a continent undergoing rapid change. Volume 2 describes Caldcleugh`s return journey from Chile to Rio, and reveals his interest in South America`s natural resources, particularly the gold mines.
Описание: Published by the botanist Thomas Nuttall (1786-1859) in 1821, after almost a decade of recording the natural history of America, this work describes his year-long exploration of the Arkansas River. His account includes detailed observations on the Native American peoples he encountered on his journey.
Автор: Kochan Название: The Making of Western Jewry, 1600-1819 ISBN: 0333625978 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333625972 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In a broad sweep from Central Europe to Ireland and from the Sixteenth to the early Nineteenth-century, this work puts the Jewish community and its rabbinic and `lay` leaders at the centre of Jewish history. Of surpassing value is Kochan`s treatment of the community not only as a religious but also as a political unit.
Описание: This book examines the little studied story of Bellinghausen, and includes the fullest biography of the celebrated Russian explorer ever published, and with thoughtful discussion of the achievements and limitations of the expedition and suggestions for further research.
Автор: Hall Название: Travels in North America, in the Years 1827 and 1828 ISBN: 1108032850 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108032858 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5861.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Captain Basil Hall (1788-1844) was a Scottish seaman and travel writer. These volumes, first published in 1829, contain his detailed and controversial account of his journey across America and Canada between 1827 and 1828, providing a fascinating description of contemporary social conditions and political tensions in North America.
Автор: Hall Название: Travels in North America, in the Years 1827 and 1828 ISBN: 1108032842 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108032841 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 5861.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Captain Basil Hall (1788-1844) was a Scottish seaman and travel writer. These volumes, first published in 1829, contain his detailed and controversial account of his journey across America and Canada between 1827 and 1828, providing a fascinating description of contemporary social conditions and political tensions in North America.
Описание: First published in 1811, and here reissued in its `corrected and improved` second edition (1814), John Lambert`s Travels is packed with fascinating descriptions and lively anecdotes. Volume 1 describes Newfoundland and Quebec, the French, British and Native American communities, trade, religion, and exotic foods including maple sugar and `stinking cheese`.
Описание: First published in 1811, and here reissued in its `corrected and improved` second edition (1814), John Lambert`s Travels is packed with fascinating descriptions and lively anecdotes. Volume 2 contains accounts of New York, Charleston and Boston and depicts a nation shaped as much by nature as by politics.
Автор: Hall Название: Travels in North America, in the Years 1827 and 1828 ISBN: 1108032834 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108032834 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6018.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Captain Basil Hall (1788-1844) was a Scottish seaman and travel writer. These volumes, first published in 1829, contain his detailed and controversial account of his journey across America and Canada between 1827 and 1828, providing a fascinating description of contemporary social conditions and political tensions in North America.
Описание: This three-volume work, published in 1825, describes W. B. Stevenson`s colourful experiences in colonial Chile, Colombia and Peru as a traveller, a prisoner, a provincial governor and a revolutionary. It gives a dramatic account of society and culture in South America as the movement for independence from Spanish rule gathered pace.
Автор: Thorp Margaret Farrand Название: Charles Kingsley, 1819-1875 ISBN: 0691627827 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691627823 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4752.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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A biography of the distinguished novelist, poet, preacher and social reformer, who typifies the Victorian man as closely as the Good Queen herself typifies the Victorian woman.
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Описание: Leopold von Buch (1774-1853) was a German scientist who travelled to Scandinavia in 1806-1808 to research the region`s mineralogy and the arctic climate. He first published this detailed account of his travels and observations in Berlin in 1810; the English translation reissued here appeared in 1813.
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