A Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America: Volume 3 Contributor(s): Stevenson, W. B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1139060600 ISBN-13: 9781139060608 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Open Ebook - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2012 Click for more in this series: Cambridge Library Collection - History |
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BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - General - Travel | South America - General |
Dewey: 918.04 |
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
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Publisher Description: In 1804 when W. B. Stevenson (fl. 1803-1825) 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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