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Patagonia: History, Myths and Legends
"Why then and this is not only my particular case — does this barren land possess my mind? (...) I find it hard to explain...but it might partly be because it enhances
the horizons of imagination."
(Charles Darwin)
Patagonia, that vast, desolate, windswept land is like a blank page where men have written a history made of dreams and misfortunes, of hope and failure.
The adventures of bold navigators and conquerors, of pirates and privateers; the battles between the white man and the natives; the hazardous undertakings of bandits and outlaws; the valuable contribution of hardworking settlers who came from all over the world in search of tolerance and prosperity, all these characters have played an important part in episodes of challenge, bloodshed and illusions.
This book tells us of the legendary Ciudad de los Césares, the incursions of Francis Drake and Thomas Cavendish, the expeditions sent by the Spanish Crown, the adventures of the North American outlaws Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid, the Welsh settlers, the Boers and European colonists, explorations carried out by G. Musters and F. P. Moreno, among other fascinating chronicles.
An exciting series of events vividly portrayed in a limitless scenario where, in the words of a regular visitor, “it is possible to feel nature breathing...”
the horizons of imagination."
(Charles Darwin)
Patagonia, that vast, desolate, windswept land is like a blank page where men have written a history made of dreams and misfortunes, of hope and failure.
The adventures of bold navigators and conquerors, of pirates and privateers; the battles between the white man and the natives; the hazardous undertakings of bandits and outlaws; the valuable contribution of hardworking settlers who came from all over the world in search of tolerance and prosperity, all these characters have played an important part in episodes of challenge, bloodshed and illusions.
This book tells us of the legendary Ciudad de los Césares, the incursions of Francis Drake and Thomas Cavendish, the expeditions sent by the Spanish Crown, the adventures of the North American outlaws Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid, the Welsh settlers, the Boers and European colonists, explorations carried out by G. Musters and F. P. Moreno, among other fascinating chronicles.
An exciting series of events vividly portrayed in a limitless scenario where, in the words of a regular visitor, “it is possible to feel nature breathing...”
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First published September 1, 2003
About the author
Roberto Hosne
7 booksRoberto Hosne (1931–) is a journalist and a writer. He is the author of “Barridos por el viento. Historias de la Patagonia desconocida” (1997), “Historias del Rio de la Plata” (1998), “En los Andes. Historias de héroes, pioneros y transgresores” (2000), “Patagonia, Leyenda y realidad” (2002), and “La Aventura de la Patagonia”
(1988).
(1988).
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April 13, 2020
4,5** Muy bien escrito e interesante, lastima que tan corto
April 22, 2020
Es un buen libro para introducirse en la lectura de narrativa sobre la Patagonia
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