{"product_id":"a-hand-book-for-travellers-in-spain-and-readers-at-home-describing-the-country-and-cities-the-natives-and-their-manners-paperback-9781108037549","title":"A Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home; Describing the Country and Cities, the Natives and their Manners (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108037549","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Hand-Book for Travellers in Spain, and Readers at Home\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDescribing the Country and Cities, the Natives and their Manners\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTargeted at both travellers and 'readers at home', Ford's 1845 Spanish odyssey remains of interest to tourists and historians alike.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Ford (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108037549, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 December 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e522 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTargeted at both intrepid travellers and 'readers at home', this two-volume account of Spanish history, topography and culture by Richard Ford (1796–1858) combines the rigour of a gazetteer with the humour and pace of a private travel diary. First published in 1845, as part of John Murray's series of guidebooks, the work made an immediate impact upon the reading public, and it was celebrated in the press as the 'most comprehensive and accurate account of that country' hitherto produced. Starting in the Kingdom of Leon, and again using a series of hand-picked routes, Volume 2 leads readers to the pilgrim shrine of Santiago de Compostela and through Galicia and the Basque provinces, introducing them to castles, universities, art collections and the 'inhospitality of Madrid'. The result is an engaging account that will be of interest to modern tourists and historians alike.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSection VIII. Leon: 21. Introductory remarks on the province and natives\u003cbr\u003e 22. Routes\u003cbr\u003e 23. Salamanca\u003cbr\u003e 24. El Vierzo\u003cbr\u003e 25. Valladolid\u003cbr\u003e Section IX. The Kingdom of Gallicia: 26. Introductory sketches of the country, people, and productions\u003cbr\u003e 27. Routes\u003cbr\u003e 28. Santiago\u003cbr\u003e Section X. The Asturias: 29. General view of the principality, early history, and natives\u003cbr\u003e 30. Routes\u003cbr\u003e 31. Oviedo and coal mines\u003cbr\u003e Section XI. The Castiles, Old and New: 32. General account of the country and natives\u003cbr\u003e 33. Madrid\u003cbr\u003e 34. Railroads\u003cbr\u003e 35. Routes\u003cbr\u003e 36. Escorial\u003cbr\u003e 37. Toledo\u003cbr\u003e Section XII. The Basque Provinces: 38. The Fueros, character of country and natives, manners, and language\u003cbr\u003e 39. Routes\u003cbr\u003e Section XIII. Kingdom of Arragon: 40. Constitutional history, character of the country and people\u003cbr\u003e 41. Zaragoza\u003cbr\u003e 42. Routes\u003cbr\u003e 43. Spanish Pyrenees\u003cbr\u003e Section XIV. Kingdom of Navarre: 44. The country and natives, the Agoes and Guerilleros\u003cbr\u003e 45. Routes\u003cbr\u003e 46. Pamplona\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e List of errata.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913316131096,"sku":"9781108037549","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108037549i_471065ae-fd2b-40ea-b955-09ff4d589d7f.jpg?v=1696743830","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-hand-book-for-travellers-in-spain-and-readers-at-home-describing-the-country-and-cities-the-natives-and-their-manners-paperback-9781108037549","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}