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Patagonia, a forgotten land : from Magellan to Perón
- Title
- Patagonia, a forgotten land : from Magellan to Perón / C.A. Brebbia.
- Author
- Brebbia, C. A.
- Publication
- Southampton ; Boston : WIT Press, c2007.
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- Description
- xi, 368 p. : ill., maps; 26 cm.
- Subject
- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) > History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-360) and index.
- Contents
- Early hopes and harsh realities. Ferdinand Magellan, a man of destiny ; The incredible expedition of Aleixo Garcia ; The ill-fated venture of Frey Garcia Jofre de Loaisa ; The disobedience of Cabot ; Expatriates and exiles ; The tragic expedition of Simon de Alcazaba ; The first foundation of Buenos Aires ; Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca ; Pancaldo, the merchant of the strait ; The bishop of Plasencia's fleet ; Ladrillero's survey ; Enter Drake ; The misfortunes of Sarmiento de Gamboa ; Enter the British, followed by the Dutch -- In search of dreams. The legacy of a book ; The adventures of D'Orbigny ; The laboratory of mankind ; Musters's extraordinary journey ; The city of the Cesares ; The man who would be king -- Claiming the land. Convicts and adventurers in Punta Arenas : Cambiazo's rebellion -- More trouble in Punta Arenas : the Gunners' Revolt ; Flying the flag : the life of Piedrabuena ; Little Wales across the sea : Welsh Patagonia -- The conquest of souls. The Falklands/Malvinas story ; The Patagonian Missionary Society ; The visions of Don Bosco -- The Indian wars. The Indians under Spain ; The frontier after independence ; Alsina's strategy ; Roca's campaigns against the Indians ; The new explorers ; Luis Jorge Fontana (1846-1920) ; Perito Moreno (1852-1918) ; Carlos Maria Moyano (1854-1910) ; Ramon Lista (1856-1897) ; Edelmito Mayer (1834-1897) ; Bailey Willis (1857-1949) -- Exiles, adventurers and outlaws. The Argentine Australia ; The gold rush and the story of Popper ; The desperadoes -- The furious and the foolish. The anarchists of Patagonia ; Patagonia's atomic secret.
- Call Number
- JHF 08-128
- ISBN
- 9781845640613
- 1845640616
- LCCN
- 2006926517
- OCLC
- 80014669
- Author
- Brebbia, C. A.
- Title
- Patagonia, a forgotten land : from Magellan to Perón / C.A. Brebbia.
- Imprint
- Southampton ; Boston : WIT Press, c2007.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-360) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JHF 08-128