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_aLe Tour du Monde; Indes Occidentales : _bJournal des voyages et des voyageurs; 2. sem. 1860 |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2008 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2008-05-23 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Carlo Traverso, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) | ||
| 520 | _a"Le Tour du Monde; Indes Occidentales" by Various is a collection of travel writings created in the mid-19th century. The compilation features the observations and reflections of various authors, particularly focusing on the West Indies. Through elegant prose and insightful descriptions, the book covers the cultural, social, and natural landscapes of these islands, highlighting the lives of their inhabitants and the impact of historical events. The opening of the work introduces the island of Saint-Thomas, a crucial stop in the Caribbean, and explores the journey of author Anthony Trollope as he embarks on his travels. He arrives in the island after departing from England, noting its strategic importance as a hub for ships traveling throughout the region. Trollope engages with the contrasting towns of Kingston and Spanish Town in Jamaica, providing lively descriptions of the landscapes, the underwhelming conditions of the towns, and observations on the local population, including the dynamic between the white and black communities post-emancipation. His narrative sets the stage for discussions on the historical ramifications of colonialism and the evolving racial dynamics in the Caribbean. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aGeography -- Pictorial works -- Periodicals | ||
| 653 | _aVoyages and travels -- Periodicals | ||
| 653 | _aTravelers -- Periodicals | ||
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_aCharton, Édouard, _d1807-1890 |
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