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Bishop, Nathaniel H. (Nathaniel Holmes)
1837
1902
Bishop, Nathaniel Holmes
Samuels, Edward A. (Edward Augustus)
1836
1908
Samuels, E. A. (Edward Augustus)
Samuels, Edward Augustus
The Pampas and Andes: A Thousand Miles' Walk Across South America
$aUnited States :$bLee and Shepard,$c1868.
Passage to the River Plata -- In the River Plata -- Buenos Ayres: the province and city -- Visit to the Tigre and Banda Oriental -- Ascending the Plata and ParanĂ¡ -- A visit to the pampa country -- Life on the pampas -- From Rio Quarto to Cerro Moro -- San Luis and the Saline Desert -- On the travesia -- Mendoza -- A winter in San Juan -- Viente de zonda -- Adventures of Don Guillermo Buenaparte -- Crossing the Andes -- From the Andes to the Pacific.
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"The Pampas and Andes: A Thousand Miles' Walk Across South America" by Nathaniel H. Bishop is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the author's adventurous journey as he traverses more than a thousand miles through South America, primarily focusing on his experiences across the Pampas and the Andes. This memoir not only highlights the challenges of navigation and survival in an unfamiliar landscape but also offers insights into the cultures, landscapes, and wildlife encountered along the way. The opening of the narrative introduces Bishop's preparations for his voyage aboard the ship M., detailing his early experiences with the crew and the challenges of life at sea. As he embarks on this journey from Boston to the River Plata, he shares vivid descriptions of the initial sailing experience, including his feelings of seasickness and the diverse personalities of the artisans aboard. It becomes apparent that despite being a seventeen-year-old with limited resources, Bishop's determination to observe and understand the natural world will inform his explorative memoirs, as he departs for a land rich in adventure and discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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