An Expedition to the Ranquel Indians : Excursion a los indios ranqueles / Lucio V. Mansilla ; translated by Mark McCaffrey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mansilla, Lucio V., 1831-1913.

Series:

Texas Pan American series.

Texas Pan American Series

Standardized Title:

Excursión a los indios ranqueles. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ranquel Indians.

Argentina--Description and travel.

Argentina.

Mansilla, Lucio V., 1831-1913.

Mansilla, Lucio V.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st University of Texas Press ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, 1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Translation of 1870 Una excursión a los indios ranqueles, letters recounting Mansilla's visit with the Ranquel nation of Argentina. Translator made some cuts to the text for fluency, but their location is not indicated to the reader. Short introduction, notes, map, and glossary give historical and cultural background. Narrative flow emphasized through organization into five parts, each with short preface. Highly accomplished literary prose"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58. http://www.loc.gov/hlas/

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Places Mentioned in Lucio V. Mansilla's Narrative and Expedition and Surveying Routes

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART I

PART II

PART III

PART IV

PART V

EPILOGUE

NOTES

GLOSSARY

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [408]-410) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-292-75164-8

OCLC:

944526195