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Young man of Caracas
- Title
- Young man of Caracas / T. R. Ybarra ; foreword by Elmer Davis.
- Author
- Ybarra, T. R. (Thomas Russell), 1880-1971
- Publication
- New York : Ives Washburn, Inc., [1941]
- ©1941.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | 3999.285.398 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Davis, Elmer, 1890-1958
- Description
- xiii, 324 pages : frontispiece, plates, portraits; 23 cm.
- Summary
- Autobiography of Thomas Russell Ybarra (1880- ), an American journalist. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Alejandro Ybarra, was a Venezuelan general; his mother, Nelly Russell, was the daughter of an American diplomat. Includes the years 1880-1900 while the family lived in Boston and Caracas, Venezuela. Includes some information on the Russell and Ybarra families.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Autobiographies.
- Autobiography
- autobiographies (literary works)
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- Note
- At head of title: T. R. Ybarra.
- Autobiography.
- Contents
- Pre-Tom -- More pre-Tom -- Still more pre-Tom -- Militarism! -- More militarism -- "Yessie" -- My Caracas -- El Cedral -- Revolution -- Under the surface -- "Dips" and others -- The language of the tribe -- William Tell and Teresa -- La familia -- More of my Caracas -- More revolution -- Early business life -- From machete to peinilla -- Under fire -- Customs of the tribe -- The Bostonian returns.
- LCCN
- 41051982
- OCLC
- ocm00333313
- 333313
- SCSB-219338
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library