{"product_id":"rough-notes-taken-during-some-rapid-journeys-across-the-pampas-and-among-the-andes-paperback-9781108001618","title":"Rough Notes Taken during some Rapid Journeys across the Pampas and among the Andes (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108001618","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRough Notes Taken during some Rapid Journeys across the Pampas and among the Andes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA description of South America recommended by Darwin: 'it gives an excellent account of the manners of this country'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eFrancis Bond Head (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108001618, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.42 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\"\u003eSir Francis Bond Head (1793–1875) known as 'Galloping Head', was a soldier who later served as lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, but who was dismissed from his post when rebellion broke out there in 1837. Before this, he had tried unsuccessfully to set up a mining company in Argentina. It is from this period of his life that the characteristically entitled Rough Notes Taken During Some Rapid Journeys Across the Pampas and Among the Andes (published in 1826) were written, in a headlong and jocular style which belies the actual hardships of his journey. Part of the interest of the account today lies in the fact that Charles Darwin had read it and referred to it frequently and admiringly in his letters home as he traversed the same country six years later: 'Do you know Head's book? it gives an excellent account of the manners of this country'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Descriptive outline of the Pampas\u003cbr\u003e 3. The town of Buenos Aires\u003cbr\u003e 4. Journey to the goldmines and ladaveros of La Carolina\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mendoza\u003cbr\u003e 6. The pampas\u003cbr\u003e 7. The pampas Indians\u003cbr\u003e 8. Passage across the Great Cordillera\u003cbr\u003e 9. Journey to the gold mine of  El Bronce de Petorca\u003cbr\u003e 10. Journey to the silver mine of  San Pedro Nolasco\u003cbr\u003e 11. Return to Mendoza\u003cbr\u003e 12. The pampas\u003cbr\u003e 13. General observations on mining in South America\u003cbr\u003e 14. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of engineering \u0026amp; technology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of engineering \u0026amp; technology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20engineering%20\u0026amp;%20technology%20%5BTBX%5D%22\"\u003eTBX\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":46265897156888,"sku":"9781108001618","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108001618i_f1a2bce4-bf22-43fb-9f55-0ca595f8ef23.jpg?v=1694867080","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/rough-notes-taken-during-some-rapid-journeys-across-the-pampas-and-among-the-andes-paperback-9781108001618","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}