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New York. 1972. June 1972. Knopf. 1st Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 0394475577. 236 pages. hardcover. keywords: Latin America Travel History. FROM THE PUBLISHER-A vivid, firsthand picture of colonial Latin America emerges from this anthology of writings by early travelers from Europe. Here the reader will find colorful accounts of historical events, of conditions on board, of perilous travel inland over rugged mountain terrain, and many other vignettes-all of which combine to provide a fascinating portrait of the social, economic, and cultural life of Latin America in the colonial era. The editor, Irving A. Leonard, has also provided the reader of this volume with a selected list of related readings and a brief glossary of special terms. Domingo F. Sarmiento is University Professor of Spanish American History and Literature, Emeritus at the University of Michigan, where he taught from 1942-1965, Formerly Assistant Director; Division of Humanities at The Rockefeller Foundation in New York and professor at Brown and Oxford, he holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Leonard has contributed to many scholarly journals including the Hispanic Review and the Saturday Review, has written essays appearing in such books as The American Story and The Unforgettable Americans, and has edited texts on Spanish grammar and Spanish plays. He is author of Romances of Chivalry in the Spanish Indies; Spanish Approach to Pensacola; Books of the Brave: An Account of Books and Men in the Spanish Conquest and the 16th Century New World; and Don Carlos de Sigüenza, Mexican Savant of the 17th Century. CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION; SIXTEENTH CENTURY-The Atlantic Crossing of Father Tomás de la Torre (1544); Carvajal's Account of the Discovery of the Amazon (1542); Robert Tomson's Voyage to the West Indies and Mexico; Journey of Fraiscesco Carletti to South America and Mexico (1594-1596); SEVENTEENTH CENTURY-Anonymous Description of Peru (1600-1615); Visit of Antonio Vázquez de Espinosa to Cajamarca, Peru (1615); Acarete du Biscay's Journey from Buenos Aires to Potosi (1658); The Pacific Crossing of Gemelli-Careri (1697-1698); EIGHTEENTH CENTURY-Voyage of AmedEe Frezier to South America (1712-1714); The Expulsion of the Jesuits from Paraguay as Recounted by Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1767); Concolorcorvo's Description of Travel by Carreta in the Argentine (1773); John Mawe's Journey into the Interior of Brazil (1809); Travels of Alexander von Humboldt Among the Carib Indians of Venezuela (1800); Related Reading; Glossary. inventory #11895.
