Author: Kim Williams (pseud)
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Category : Argentina
Languages : en
Pages :
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High Heels in the Andes
Author: Kim Williams (pseud)
Publisher:
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Category : Argentina
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Argentina
Languages : en
Pages :
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High Heels in the Andes
Author: Kim Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258809256
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781258809256
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
High Heels in the Andes
Author: Kim Williams
Publisher:
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Category : Argentina
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Argentina
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Lands of the Andes and the Desert
Author: Frank George Carpenter
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Category : Andes
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Category : Andes
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Vagabonding Down the Andes
Author: Harry Alverson Franck
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 840
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 840
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Andes
Author: Michael Jacobs
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1582437378
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
For centuries, the Andes have caught the imagination of travelers, inspiring fear and wonder. The groundbreaking scientist Alexander von Humboldt claimed that ""everything here is grander and more majestic than in the Swiss Alps, the Pyrenees, the Carpathians, the Apennines, and all other mountains I have known."" Rivaled in height only by the Himalayas and stretching more than 4,500 miles, the sheer immensity of the Andes is matched by its concentration of radically contrasting scenery and climates, and the rich and diverse cultures of the people who live there. In this remarkable book, travel writer Michael Jacobs journeys across seven different countries, from the balmy Caribbean to the inhospitable islands of the Tierra del Fuego, through the relics of ancient civilizations and the remnants of colonial rule, retracing the footsteps of previous travelers. His route begins in Venezuela, following the path of the great nineteenth–century revolutionary Simón Bolívar, but soon diverges to include accounts from sources as varied as Humboldt, the young Charles Darwin, and Bolívar's extraordinary and courageous mistress, Manuela Saenz. On his way, Jacobs uncovers the stories of those who have shared his fascination and discovers the secrets of a region steeped in history, science, and myth.
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1582437378
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 593
Book Description
For centuries, the Andes have caught the imagination of travelers, inspiring fear and wonder. The groundbreaking scientist Alexander von Humboldt claimed that ""everything here is grander and more majestic than in the Swiss Alps, the Pyrenees, the Carpathians, the Apennines, and all other mountains I have known."" Rivaled in height only by the Himalayas and stretching more than 4,500 miles, the sheer immensity of the Andes is matched by its concentration of radically contrasting scenery and climates, and the rich and diverse cultures of the people who live there. In this remarkable book, travel writer Michael Jacobs journeys across seven different countries, from the balmy Caribbean to the inhospitable islands of the Tierra del Fuego, through the relics of ancient civilizations and the remnants of colonial rule, retracing the footsteps of previous travelers. His route begins in Venezuela, following the path of the great nineteenth–century revolutionary Simón Bolívar, but soon diverges to include accounts from sources as varied as Humboldt, the young Charles Darwin, and Bolívar's extraordinary and courageous mistress, Manuela Saenz. On his way, Jacobs uncovers the stories of those who have shared his fascination and discovers the secrets of a region steeped in history, science, and myth.
Plant Hunters in the Andes
Author: Thomas Harper Goodspeed
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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The Caudillo of the Andes
Author: Natalia Sobrevilla Perea
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107377625
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Born in La Paz in 1792, Andrés de Santa Cruz lived through the turbulent times that led to independence across Latin America. He fought to shape the newly established republics, and between 1836 and 1839 he created the Peru-Bolivia Confederation. The epitome of an Andean caudillo, with armed forces at the center of his ideas of governance, he was a state builder whose ambition ensured a strong and well-administered country. But the ultimate failure of the Confederation had long-reaching consequences that still have an impact today. The story of his life introduces students to broader questions of nationality and identity during this turbulent transition from Spanish colonial rule to the founding of Peru and Bolivia.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107377625
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Born in La Paz in 1792, Andrés de Santa Cruz lived through the turbulent times that led to independence across Latin America. He fought to shape the newly established republics, and between 1836 and 1839 he created the Peru-Bolivia Confederation. The epitome of an Andean caudillo, with armed forces at the center of his ideas of governance, he was a state builder whose ambition ensured a strong and well-administered country. But the ultimate failure of the Confederation had long-reaching consequences that still have an impact today. The story of his life introduces students to broader questions of nationality and identity during this turbulent transition from Spanish colonial rule to the founding of Peru and Bolivia.
The Potato Treasure of the Andes
Author: Christine Graves
Publisher: International Potato Center
ISBN: 9789290602057
Category : Indians of South America
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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Publisher: International Potato Center
ISBN: 9789290602057
Category : Indians of South America
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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High Life in the Andes
Author: David Dodge
Publisher:
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Category : Arequipa (Peru)
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arequipa (Peru)
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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