The Discoverie of the Large, Rich, and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana (American Exploration and Travel)
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| Title | : | The Discoverie of the Large, Rich, and Bewtiful Empyre of Guiana (American Exploration and Travel) |
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (396 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0806130202 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
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"The Discoverie", by Walter Raleigh, narrates his expedition to South America in quest of an indigenous 'empire' in the highlands of Guiana. Military encounters with the Spanish, diplomatic encounters with native kings, and enigmatic encounters with monstrous marvels, are woven into a near-mystic quest for hidden gold. However, because of these apparently fantastical elements, this key text on the European expansion into the Americas remains poorly understood. Newly transcribed and annotated, this edition for the first time provides an anthropological commentary of the original edition of "The discoverie" and challenges existing evaluations of both Raleigh and of early travel texts more generally.
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The final chapter is a leap into what I think of as science fiction. The book is chock full of vocabulary words naming different shades of blue. I check everyday for your books. It is the book of
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