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A Journey in Brazil
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER IV. VOYAGE UP THU COAST TO I'Ai:A. OH BOARD THE " CRUZEIRO DO SUL." --- MEMBERS OF THE PARTY. --- ARRIVAL At Bahia. --- Day In The Country. --- Return To The Steamer. --- CONVERSation About Slavery In Brazil. --- Neoro Marriages. --- Maceio. --- ?er- Nambuoo.--- Parahyba Do Norte.--- Ramble On Shore. --- Ceara.--- DiffiCult Landing. --- Brazilian Baths. --- Maranham. --- Assai Palm. --- Visitto Orphan Asylum. --- Detained In Port. --- Variety Of Medusa. --- Arrival Op American Gunboat. --- More Medusa. --- Dinner On Shore. --- CordialIty TOWARD THE EXPEDITION. --- ARRIVAL AT I'ARA. --- KIND RECEPTION. --- Environs Of Para. --- Luxuriant Growth. --- Markets. --- Indian Boats. --- Agreeable Climate. --- Excursion In The Harbor. --- Curious Mushroom. --- Success In Collecting, With The Assistance Of Our Host And -other Friends. --- Fishes Of The Forests. --- Public Expressions Of Sympathy For The Expedition. --- Generosity Of The Amazonian Steamship ComPany. --- Geological Character Of The Shore From Rio To Para'. --- ErRatic Drift. --- Letter To The Emperor. July 25th. --- On board the "Cruzeiro do Sul." We sailed to-day at 11 o'clock, bidding good by with regret, though not without hope of return, to the beautiful bay and mountains on which we have been looking for three months. Our party consists of Major Coutinho, Mr. Burk- hardt, Monsieur Bourget, who accompanies Mr. Agassiz to the Amazons as collector and preparator, our two young friends Mr. Hunnewell and Mr. James, and ourselves. At Bahia we shall be joined by Mr. Dexter and Mr. Thayer, two of our party who have preceded us up the coast, and have been collecting in the neighborhood of Bahia for two or three weeks. The aspect of the steamer is not very inviting, for it has been used of late for the transportation of troops to the south, in consequence of which it is very dirty; it...
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Pages 298
Dimensions: Length: 9.02" Width: 5.98" Height: 0.67"
Weight: 0.97 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Aug 9, 2009
ISBN 0217155057
EAN 9780217155052
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