Through the heart of Patagonia

By H. Hesketh-Prichard, Arthur Smith Woodward, James Britten, et al.

Book Overview

At the bottom of the map, Patagonia still feels like a dare today. In Through the Heart of Patagonia, H. Hesketh Prichard records a journey into the far south when blank spaces were real. Nothing is easy down here. Part unabridged travel classic, part exploration travel memoir, this patagonia expedition account follows the author through Argentina-Chile Patagonia by horse, river and hard walking, attentive to weather, distance, local lives and the practical art of moving through a big country with few roads. The prose has the crisp authority of early 20th century travel: clear-eyed observation, wry understatement, and a sense of wonder that never turns sentimental. For armchair travel reading, it offers both drama and detail; for exploration history enthusiasts, it preserves first-hand texture from the South American frontier travel era that later writers would romanticise. Its historical value lies in the mindset of exploration before aviation and modern tourism, when endurance shaped every observation at every turn too. Read it alongside Bruce Chatwin Patagonia for a century-spanning conversation about the same magnetic landscape, or in the longer tradition that begins with the Darwin South America voyage. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, this public domain ebook edition is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure -- it belongs on the shelf of classic literature collectors and in the hands of anyone who wants a wilderness travel account with grit, intelligence, and enduring atmosphere.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353705479
• ISBN13: 9789353705473
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"