Viajes por Europa, Africa y Norte América -1845/1847 Contributor(s): Sarmiento, Domingo F. (Author), Casas, Juan Carlos (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 9872050678 ISBN-13: 9789872050672 Publisher: Stockcero OUR PRICE: $65.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: March 2003 Annotation: One of the most remarkable travel books ever written by the Argentine Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. At the moment of departing for Europe, Algiers and North America, the 34 year old Sarmiento had already written his famous "Facundo, " had suffered two exiles due to political reasons, and possessed a cultural background unique in the southern republics. (Armchair Travel) |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
Dewey: 910.4 |
Physical Information: 1.63" H x 5.92" W x 9.16" (2.22 lbs) 676 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 |
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Publisher Description: One of the best travel books emerged from an Argentine pen is "Travels in Europe, Africa and North America" 1845/1847 "by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. At the time of leaving for Europe, Algeria and North America, Sarmiento, 34, had already written "Facundo", suffered political exile twice, and had a unique cultural background in the southern republics recently independent from the colonial system. Spanish. |