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Aux Confins de la Terre
La premiere edition en 1948 de Aux Confins de la Terre, la merveilleuse chronique de E. Lucas Bridges sur la Terre de Feu, fut accueillie avec un immense enthousiasme et s'est imposee depuis soixante ans comme le grand classique litteraire sur la Terre de Feu et la culture peu connue des Indiens fuegiens. Lucas Bridges nait en 1874 en Terre de Feu, a l'extreme sud de l'Argentine, une region sauvage, a l'epoque grandement inexploree. Ses parents missionnaires s'y sont etablis quelques annees auparavant, au coeur d'une nature grandiose. D'immenses etendues de montagnes, forets, lacs et marais les entourent, qui sont egalement le terrain de chasse de tribus hostiles et feroces. Lucas grandit parmi les Indiens Yaghans de la cote, apprenant leur langue et leurs usages. Plus tard, jeune homme, il entre en contact avec la tribu sauvage des Onas, devient leur ami et compagnon de chasse et est initie comme guerrier. A coup sur, la prediction du critique litteraire du New York Times au moment de la parution de ce livre est encore d'actualite : Je n'ai aucun doute que Aux Confins de la Terre trouvera sa place au pantheon de plusieurs domaines de la litterature : aventure, anthropologie et histoire frontaliere Un chef-d'oeuvre de la litterature de voyage et d'aventure.
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Antietam, South Mountain, and Harpers Ferry
In September 1862 the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac conducted one of the truly great campaigns of the Civil War. At South Mountain, Harpers Ferry, and Antietam, North and South clashed in engagements whose magnitude and importance would earn this campaign a distinguished place in American military history. The siege of Harpers Ferry produced the largest surrender of U.S. troops in the nation's history until World War II, while the day-long battle at Antietam on September 17 still holds the distinction of being the single bloodiest day of combat in American history. This invaluable book provides a clear, convenient, stop-by-stop guide to the sites in Maryland and West Virginia associated with the Antietam campaign, including excursions to Harpers Ferry and South Mountain. Thorough descriptions and analyses, augmented with vignettes and numerous maps, convey the mechanics as well as the human experience of the campaign, making this book the perfect companion for both serious students of the Civil War and casual visitors to its battlefields.
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Civil War Sites in Virginia
Since 1982, the renowned Civil War historian James I. \"Bud\" Robertson's Civil War Sites in Virginia: A Tour Guide has enlightened and informed Civil War enthusiasts and scholars alike. The book expertly explores the commonwealth's Civil War sites for those hoping to gain greater insight and understanding of the conflict. But in the years since the book's original publication, accessibility to many sites and the interpretive material available have improved dramatically. In addition, new historical markers have been erected, and new historically significant sites have been developed, while other sites have been lost to modern development or other encroachments. The historian Brian Steel Wills offers here a revised and updated edition that retains the core of the original guide, with its rich and insightful prose, but that takes these major changes into account, introducing especially the benefits of expanded interpretation and of improved accessibility. The guide incorporates new information on the lives of a broad spectrum of soldiers and citizens while revisiting scenes associated with the era's most famous personalities. New maps and a list of specialized tour suggestions assist in planning visits to sites, while three dozen illustrations, from nineteenth-century drawings to modern photographs, bring the war and its impact on the Old Dominion vividly to life. With the sesquicentennial remembrances of the American Civil War heightening interest and spurring improvements, there may be no better time to learn about and visit these important and moving sites than now.
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CultureShock! Venezuela
CultureShock! Venezuela is packed with essential information. The book sheds light on what makes the Venezuelans tick and helps you appreciate their culture and values. Learn why the Venezuelans have such a strong sense of pride in their country, their attitudes towards family, friends and gender and how to behave at social gatherings or business situations. Understand the importance of learning Spanish, get acquainted with the various festivals and join in the countrys love for barbecues, music and baseball. This book will also guide you on how to find suitable accommodation, convenient transportation, medical facilities and other practical advice to help you settle in quickly. Whatever your needs and interests, CultureShock! Venezuela will equip you with the tools and confidence to enjoy your stay in the country.
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Fodor's essential Peru
\"Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley of the Inca, and the Nazca Lines are among the most-visited and awe-inspiring archaeological sites in the world. Bursting with beautiful full-color photos, Fodor's Peru provides expert insider advice on everything from the best guides to the Inca Trail to how to experience native cultures on Lake Titicaca.\"
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The morphology and syntax of topic and focus : minimalist inquiries in the Quechua periphery
This book presents an innovative analysis that relates informational structure, syntax and morphology in Quechua. It provides a minimalist account of the relationship between focus, topic, evidentiality and other left-peripheral features and sentence-internal constituents marked with suffixes that have been previously considered of a pragmatic nature. Intervention effects show that these relationships are also of a syntactic nature. The analysis is extended to morphological markers that appear on polarity sensitive items and wh-words. The book also provides a brief overview of the main characteristics of Quechua syntax as well as additional bibliographical information.
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