{"product_id":"a-historical-and-descriptive-narrative-of-twenty-years-residence-in-south-america-paperback-9781108033640","title":"A Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108033640","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America\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\"\u003e9781108033640, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 29 September 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e462 pages, 2 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.6 cm, 0.58 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 an ex-Royal Navy admiral turned revolutionary. In this three-volume work, published in 1825, Stevenson gives a dramatic, fascinating account of the life and culture of South America as it began to break free from Spanish colonial rule. Volume 1 focuses on Stevenson's arrival in 1804, his initial impressions, and travels in Chile, Colombia and Peru. It describes food and drink, society and culture, administration and climate. It also covers his imprisonment in Lima by the Spanish authorities.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. 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.\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":46266036355352,"sku":"9781108033640","price":37.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108033640i.jpg?v=1694873771","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-historical-and-descriptive-narrative-of-twenty-years-residence-in-south-america-paperback-9781108033640","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}