Captivity of Hans Stade of Hesse in A.d. 1547 1555, Among the Wild - Tribes of Eastern Brazi

Klappentext An 1874 translation of Hans Stade's sixteenth-century account of his captivity among cannibals in Brazil. Zusammenfassung The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This volume contains an English translation of Hans Stade's account of his captivity among the indigenous Tupinamba of Brazil in 1553–1554, with an editorial preface describing the area in 1866. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; Dedication; The captivity of Hans Stade in Eastern Brazil.

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• Authors: Stade Hans, Hans Stade
• Assisted by: Richard F. Burton (Editor), Richard Francis Burton (Editor), Albert Tootal (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.05.2010
• EAN: 9781108012379
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01237-9
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous