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Routledge - The True History of Hans Staden's Captivity 1557

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Experience one of the most exciting stories in the Broadway Travellers series. This Routledge edition presents the translation of Hans Staden's adventures among Brazilian cannibals, including the original gruesome woodcuts. The book provides a firsthand account of the author's personal experiences during his captivity. Beyond the personal narrative, the text serves as a detailed treatise on the Tupinamba people. It offers in-depth information regarding their polity, trade, religion, manufactures, and warlike undertakings. Readers can also explore descriptions of the local flora and fauna. This work makes Staden's historical account available to a wider public through a translation that preserves the essential details of his journey.

Key Features

This Routledge publication includes the original gruesome woodcuts that accompany Staden's account of his adventures.

The book contains a straightforward personal account of the author's experiences during his captivity in 1557.

Readers gain detailed information on the customs, religion, and trade of the Tupinamba people.

The text provides a historical treatise on the polity, manufactures, and warlike undertakings of the region.

This edition includes in-depth descriptions of the local flora and fauna encountered during the journey.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
21 October 2004
Listed Since
09 February 2007

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