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'The Broadway Travellers contains few more exciting stories than that of Staden.' Sunday Times'The present translation of his adventures among the Brazilian cannibals, with which the gruesome original woodcuts are included, now make Staden's story available to a larger public...&...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
London ; New York :
RoutledgeCurzon,
2005.
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| Series: | Broadway travellers ;
26. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=116801 |
| Summary: | 'The Broadway Travellers contains few more exciting stories than that of Staden.' Sunday Times'The present translation of his adventures among the Brazilian cannibals, with which the gruesome original woodcuts are included, now make Staden's story available to a larger public...'New StatesmanThe first part of the book is a straightforward account of the author's personal experiences. The second part is a detailed treatise on the customs of the Tupinambá, their polity, trade, religion, manufactures and warlike undertakings, and of the flora and fauna of the country. In. |
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| Item Description: | Facsim. of ed. published: 1928. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 191 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-183) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203340035 9780203340035 9780415344760 041534476X |