{"product_id":"a-historical-and-descriptive-narrative-of-twenty-years-residence-in-south-america-3-volume-paperback-set-9781108033671","title":"A Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America 3 Volume Paperback Set (Multiple-component retail product) 9781108033671","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America 3 Volume Paperback Set\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis three-volume work, published in 1825, describes South American society and culture in the final years of Spanish colonial rule.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eW. B. Stevenson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108033671, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMultiple-component retail product, published 29 September 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1384 pages, 6 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 8 cm, 1.78 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\"\u003eIn 1804 when W. B. Stevenson (fl. 1803–25) 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 Admiral Lord Cochrane, an ex-Royal Navy officer turned revolutionary. In this three-volume work, published in 1825, Stevenson gives a fascinating account of the society and culture of South America as it began to break free from Spanish colonial rule. The first two volumes are devoted to his first impressions, and his observations on the South American way of life, together with a description of his time as governor of the province of Esmeraldas. Volume 3 focuses on the revolutions and uprisings Stevenson witnessed in Colombia, Peru and Chile.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eVolume 1:  1. Arrival at Mocha\u003cbr\u003e 2. Leave Tucapel Viejo, and arrive at Tubul\u003cbr\u003e 3. Account of cultivation of farms, \u0026amp;c. in Araucania\u003cbr\u003e 4. Valdivia\u003cbr\u003e 5. City of Conception de Mocha\u003cbr\u003e 6. Sent to Talcahuano\u003cbr\u003e 7. Leave Talcahuano in the Dolores\u003cbr\u003e 8. Lima, origin of its name\u003cbr\u003e 9. Viceroys and Archbishops of Lima\u003cbr\u003e 10. Taxes, Alcavala\u003cbr\u003e 11. City of Lima\u003cbr\u003e 12. Particular description of parish churches\u003cbr\u003e 13. The population of Lima\u003cbr\u003e 14. Fruits in the gardens of Lima\u003cbr\u003e 15. Visit to Pisco. Volume 2:  1. Farm of vinto, cattle, grain, \u0026amp;c.\u003cbr\u003e 2. Visit to Caxatambo\u003cbr\u003e 3. General mode of travelling from Lima to the different provinces\u003cbr\u003e 4. Travels to the north of Lima\u003cbr\u003e 5. Historical sketch of Caxamarca, Huaina Capac, Huascar Inca, and Atahualpa\u003cbr\u003e 6. Province of Caxamarca\u003cbr\u003e 7. Leave Lima for Guayaquil\u003cbr\u003e 8. Productions of the province of Guayaquil\u003cbr\u003e 9. Journey from Guayaquil to Quito\u003cbr\u003e 10. Quito, foundation and situation\u003cbr\u003e 11. Visit of the Academicians to Quito in 1736\u003cbr\u003e 12. Villa of Ibarra, description\u003cbr\u003e 13. Continuation of Esmeraldas\u003cbr\u003e 14. Visit to Cayapas. Volume 3:  1. First revolutionary symptoms in South America\u003cbr\u003e 2. Second revolution at Quito\u003cbr\u003e 3. State of Lima in 1811\u003cbr\u003e 4. State of Lima\u003cbr\u003e 5. State of Lima on the arrival of the Chilean Squadron\u003cbr\u003e 6. Santiago\u003cbr\u003e 7. Passage from Guayaquil River to Valdivia\u003cbr\u003e 8. Lord Cochrane and the Chilean Government\u003cbr\u003e 9. Sketch of O'Higgins, San Martin, Lord Cochrane, Las Heras, and Monteagudo\u003cbr\u003e 10. Battalion of Numancia joins the Liberating Army\u003cbr\u003e 11. Lima evacuated by La Serna\u003cbr\u003e 12. Revolution and state of Guayaquil\u003cbr\u003e 13. Commercial code at Lima.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of the Americas [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of the Americas\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20the%20Americas%20%5BHBJK%5D%22\"\u003eHBJK\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":46266036486424,"sku":"9781108033671","price":102.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108033671i.jpg?v=1694873750","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-historical-and-descriptive-narrative-of-twenty-years-residence-in-south-america-3-volume-paperback-set-9781108033671","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}