Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader [Idioma Inglés] - Tapa blanda

Long, John

 
9781602060791: Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader [Idioma Inglés]
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ISBN 10: 1602060797 ISBN 13: 9781602060791
Editorial: Cosimo Classics, 2007

Sinopsis

His birthdate unknown, English clerk and opportunist JOHN LONG adjoined himself to a merchant traveling by sea to the Americas in 1768, for the purpose of his own edification. His journey began with a shipmate lost in the forest not long after the ship made first land in Newfoundland, and from there Long traveled through Canada for years, learning the ways of the native peoples. Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader is a recounting of these years, telling of Long's witnessing of (and sometimes participation in) battles, scalpings, dances, superstitions, marriages, and dropped barrels of porter. A beautiful and insightful invitation into the world of the "savages" who he comes to understand on their own terms-and indeed, in their own language (he includes here a stunning vocabulary list)-Long's writing offers more than just adventure; it offers a detailed picture of the life and soul of the people who lived on the American continent long before Europe sailed West.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

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His birthdate unknown, English clerk and opportunist JOHN LONG adjoined himself to a merchant traveling by sea to the Americas in 1768, for the purpose of his own edification. His journey began with a shipmate lost in the forest not long after the ship made first land in Newfoundland, and from there Long traveled through Canada for years, learning the ways of the native peoples. Voyages and Travels of an Indian Interpreter and Trader is a recounting of these years, telling of Long's witnessing of (and sometimes participation in) battles, scalpings, dances, superstitions, marriages, and dropped barrels of porter. A beautiful and insightful invitation into the world of the "savages" who he comes to understand on their own terms-and indeed, in their own language (he includes here a stunning vocabulary list)-Long's writing offers more than just adventure; it offers a detailed picture of the life and soul of the people who lived on the American continent long before Europe sailed West.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Editorial
Cosimo Classics
Año de publicación
2007
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1602060797
ISBN 13 
9781602060791
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
304
Contacto del fabricante
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