Project Gutenberg 2005-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 126 Stedman, John Gabriel 1744 1797 Stedman, Jean-Gabriel Reize naar Surinamen en door de binnenste gedeelten van Guiana — Deel 1 Wikipedia page about this book: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reize_naar_Surinamen_en_door_de_binnenste_gedeelten_van_Guiana Produced by Jeroen Hellingman, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Reize naar Surinamen en door de binnenste gedeelten van Guiana — Deel 1" by John Gabriel Stedman is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The book chronicles Stedman's experiences during his travels and military expeditions in Suriname and the interior regions of Guiana, focusing on the complex interactions with local populations, including enslaved Africans and indigenous peoples, as well as the flora and fauna of the region. The opening of the work sets the stage for an exploration of Suriname amid the backdrop of slave uprisings and colonial conflicts. Stedman details his motivations for embarking on this journey, including the struggle against the revolted slaves and his desire to understand a land that few Europeans had ventured into. He introduces himself as a captain in the Scottish brigade and recounts the preparations for his departure, the challenges faced during the voyage, and the initial encounters upon arriving in Suriname. Stedman paints a vivid picture of the land and its inhabitants, highlighting the contrasts between the natural beauty of Guiana and the harsh realities of slavery and colonialism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. nl Slavery -- Suriname Suriname -- Description and travel Suriname -- History -- To 1814 F2351 Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other 467268 2025-10-04T04:33:46.169531 text/html 467089 2025-01-11T02:11:12.723931 text/html 271384 2025-10-04T04:33:54.004533 application/epub+zip 277055 2025-10-04T04:33:49.697546 application/epub+zip 233008 2025-10-04T04:33:48.471515 application/epub+zip 578820 2025-10-04T04:33:57.324509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560621 2025-10-04T04:33:53.200498 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326982 2022-09-04T08:50:15.762020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445274 2025-10-04T04:33:45.825575 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 445512 2014-09-25T20:10:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18125 2025-10-04T04:33:57.452507 application/rdf+xml 25019 2025-10-04T04:33:48.968529 image/jpeg 4498 2025-10-04T04:33:48.717538 image/jpeg 164246 2014-09-25T20:18:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 271530 2025-10-04T04:33:46.211556 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia nl.wikipedia