The Warrior of the High Planes

Este libro es la primera edición chilena de la obra de Charles Darwin cuyo título original fue Journal of Researches into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle Round the World Under the Command of Capt. Fitz Roy, R.N. En sucesivas ediciones el libro se ha titulado Viaje de un naturalista alrededor del mundo o también, más brevemente, El viaje del Beagle. Aquí entregamos los siete capítulos que se refieren a Chile, que constituyen un tercio del total. El texto de estos capítulos es el mismo que entregara Darwin hace 150 años. Se ha...

Con este libro el autor se propone exponer las diversas facetas de la historia de la presencia francesa en el Perú desde los inicios del siglo XVIII hasta los años 1930 (lo que sugiere la expresión «del Siglo de las Luces a los Años Locos»). Las fuentes inéditas utilizadas nos muestran no solo a comerciantes, sino también a muchos artesanos, ingenieros, médicos, profesores, artistas, fotógrafos, etc., que acompañaron la transformación de la sociedad peruana. Mientras que artesanos y comerciantes contribuyeron a la introducción de nuevos gustos y referencias culturales nuevas,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...