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.
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: Cobbett Название: A Year`s Residence in the United States of America ISBN: 1108032702 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108032704 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6970.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Here reissued in its 1819 second edition, this 1818 book by the political reformer William Cobbett (1763-1835) describes a year he spent farming on Long Island after fleeing England. Analysing the climate, soil, crops and economics, Cobbett disputes claims that the mid-West is an ideal destination for British emigrants.
Описание: The East India Company`s resident at Baghdad, Claudius James Rich (1786/7-1821) travelled from 1820 in Kurdistan and beyond. An important record of the region`s geography, culture and archaeology, this two-volume work was edited by his widow and published in 1836. Volume 2 includes coverage of Nineveh, Shiraz and Persepolis.
Описание: Augustus Earle (1793-1838) was a professional watercolour artist who travelled the world in search of exotic subjects. This book describes his experiences in New Zealand during the early days of European settlement, and an unplanned eight-month stay in the tiny British community on Tristan da Cunha.
Описание: The East India Company`s resident at Baghdad, Claudius James Rich (1786/7-1821) travelled from 1820 in Kurdistan and beyond. An important record of the region`s geography, culture and archaeology, this two-volume work was edited by his widow and published in 1836. Volume 1, containing a biographical sketch, focuses on Kurdistan.
Описание: After years of painting Native Americans and accumulating their artefacts, American artist George Catlin (1796-1872) took his collection to Europe. He recalls the experience in this two-volume account, published in 1848. In Volume 1, he focuses on London, where he introduced visiting Native Americans to Queen Victoria.
Описание: After years of painting Native Americans and accumulating their artefacts, American artist George Catlin (1796-1872) took his collection to Europe. He recalls the experience in this two-volume account, published in 1848. In Volume 2, Catlin travels with the Native Americans to Paris, where he stages an exhibition.
Описание: The British naval officer George Francis Lyon (1795-1832) survived extremes of African heat and Arctic cold during his colourful career. In 1826 he sailed to Mexico as a commissioner for an English mining company. This vivid and often entertaining two-volume account of his experiences was published in 1828.
Описание: The British naval officer George Francis Lyon (1795-1832) survived extremes of African heat and Arctic cold during his colourful career. In 1826 he sailed to Mexico as a commissioner for an English mining company. This vivid and often entertaining two-volume account of his experiences was published in 1828.
Автор: Kemble Название: Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838–1839 ISBN: 1108003931 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108003933 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4909.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A passionate and influential critique of slavery in the American south, by the English wife of a slave-owner.
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