A Historical and Descriptive Narrative of Twenty Years' Residence in South America - Volume 2

By William Bennet Stevenson

Book Overview

In 1804 when W. B. Stevenson (fl. 1803-1825) arrived on the small island of Mocha, just off the coast of South America, he stepped onto a continent on the brink of mass revolution. Over the next twenty years, he had an extraordinary range of experiences: as a traveller, a Spanish government official, a prisoner, and as secretary to an ex-Royal Navy admiral turned revolutionary. In this three-volume work, published in 1825, Stevenson gives a dramatic, fascinating account of life and society in South America as it began to break free from Spanish colonial rule. Volume 2 continues Stevenson's description of the culture and customs of Chile, Colombia and Peru. It also covers Stevenson's arrival in the province of Esmeraldas, where he became governor in 1810.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108033652
• ISBN13: 9781108033657
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"