In the Land of Misfortune

History

Dixie, Lady Florence

Africa

Legare Street Press

Nabu Press

Across Patagonia is a travelogue written by Florence Dixie, an Englishwoman who journeyed through Patagonia in 1880-81. The book describes her experiences and observations during the expedition, which was undertaken in the company of her brother, a naturalist, and a small group of guides and porters. Dixie provides vivid descriptions of the rugged terrain, the flora and fauna of the region, and the native peoples she encountered along the way. She also recounts the challenges and hardships of the journey, including harsh weather conditions, difficult river crossings, and encounters with dangerous animals. Throughout the book, Dixie offers insights into the culture and history of Patagonia, as well as her own perspectives on the natural world and the role of exploration in human society. Written in a lively and engaging style, Across Patagonia remains a classic of travel literature and a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history and geography of South America.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Across Patagonia (1881)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Kessinger Publishing

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections  such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,  or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,  have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works  worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.    ++++  The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:  ++++   Across Patagonia Lady Florence Dixie R. Worthington, 1881 Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)

Across Patagonia

Weary of her life in English society, during 1878-1879 Dixie travelled with her husband, two of her brothers and Julius Beerbohm in Patagonia in South America. There, she hunted big game and ate it with gusto. On one occasion, while riding on the prairie, her party was overtaken by a huge prairie fire, and her horse bolted with her. On her return to England, Dixie wrote her book Across Patagonia, which discussed Dixie's observations of the country and its inhabitants. Lady Dixie also shared her observations of Patagonia with Charles Darwin. Lady Dixie sent Darwin a copy of Across Patagonia; Darwin's copy of this book is part of the Library of Charles Darwin located in the Rare Books Room of Cambridge University Library. A hotel at Puerto Natales in the Chilean part of Patagonia is named the Hotel Lady Florence Dixie in her honour.

Across Patagonia: Illustrated

Americas

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

When asked in 1879 why she wanted to travel to such an outlandish place as Patagonia, the author replied without hesitation that she was taking to the saddle in order to flee from the strict confines of polite Victorian society. “Palled with civilization and its surroundings, I wanted to escape to some place where I might be as far removed from them as possible. A longing grows up within one to taste a more vigorous emotion than that afforded by the monotonous round of society’s so-called pleasures,” Dixie wrote. “Riding Across Patagonia” tells the story of how the aristocrat successfully traded the perils of a London parlor for the wind-borne freedom of a wild Patagonian bronco. Her equestrian exploits became legendary. One of the first Europeans to ride Criollo horses, on one occasion Lady Dixie escaped from a rampaging prairie fire by riding directly through the flames! Long considered a classic of equestrian travel, Lady Dixie’s book is illustrated with pen and ink drawings that show her mounted entourage during the course of their remarkable adventures.

Riding Across Patagonia (Equestrian Travel Classics)

Travel

Travel Writing

Long Riders' Guild Press

Lady Florence Dixie - Across Patagonia

Europe

Patagonia Publishing

Literature & Fiction

Classics

Across Patagonia is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1881. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Hansebooks

Literary

Outlook Verlag

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