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Turner, Thomas A.

Argentina and the Argentines; Notes and Impressions of a Five Years Sojourn in the Argentine Republic, 1885-90

1892

118,44 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canadá)

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Año de publicación
1892
Lugar de impresión
London. Swan Sonnenschein & Co.
Autor
Turner, Thomas A.
Edición
First edition.
Materia
Travel - South America
Idiomas
Inlgés
Primera edición

Descripción

8vo [22.5 x 15 cm]; xvi, 370 pp, engraved frontis from painting, numerous illustrations from photos including full-page, tables, glossary of Spanish words and phrases. original cloth with new cloth spine, original silver title lettering and map on front cover, very good, sound and solid binding. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author describes his purpose 'to supply the shading to the outlines of other books on Argentina, to cloth the dry bones with flesh and colour, to describe the people rather than the land'. The book provides a detailed picture based on the author's five years of travels in the country with much on the conditions, customs, education, cities, various immigrant groups, economy, journey into the interior, health, status of women, marriage, professions, suburban life, railways and travelling in the country, the army, hotels, markets, politics, unions, indigenous peoples, etc.