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Incidents of Travel in Yucatan; Volume 2

Stephens, John LLoyd

History

Franklin Classics

Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land, Volumes 1-2

Asia

Middle East

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Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Catherwood, Frederick

Regional & International

Volume 1 of 2-volume set. Classic (1843) exploration of jungles of Yucatan, looking for evidences of Maya civilization. Extensive accounts of 44 Maya sites as well as of Yucatan folkways, manners, dress, ceremonies, amusements — all of which makes this a great travel book. Total in set: 127 engravings. 1 map.

Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. 1

Ancient Civilizations

Dover Publications

Perhaps best known for his discovery of the Mayan ruins in the Yucatan, lawyer-turned-archaeologist John Lloyd Stephens (1805–1852) was the author of a number of highly praised travel books. The present volume, his first effort in the genre, received wide acclaim from reviewers, including Edgar Allan Poe, who found it "written with a freshness of manner evincing manliness of feeling." Conversational and unpretentious, the book is a delightful narrative of the author's year-long journey through the Middle East, incorporating detailed observations of such architectural marvels as the Pyramids, the temples of Karnak, the red-rock city of Petra and more, and offering charming accounts of a Turkish bath, how to catch a crocodile, the wardrobe of a Nubian damsel, a night in a tomb, the hospitality of the Arabs, desert horses, Easter in Jerusalem, and much more. Enhanced by 38 superb illustrations by Frederick Catherwood and others, this Stephens volume will delight armchair travelers with the "easy, laughing, prose style which gives his books their charm."

Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea and the Holy Land

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

"¨perhaps the most interesting book of travel ever published." Edgar Allen Poe The jungles of the Yucatan were little known in the 1840s, and they were dangerous. John Lloyd Stephens first visited the region in 1839 and wrote a book about the experience that went through 12 printings, making him one of America's first bestselling writers. In 1843 Stephens published a second, more focused book, Incidents of Travel in Yucatan. In it he recounts a fascinating search into the jungles of Central America, where he found 43 separate Mayan cities. Through his eyes, readers see Yucatan villages of 150 years ago, when Indians used cacao beans instead of money in their marketplaces; a Catholic/indigenous hybrid funeral; and above all, the revelation of ruins covered for hundreds of years by dense vegetation. One hundred years after the book's publication it was still the inspiration for ongoing work in Central American archaeology, and Frederick Catherwood's elegant drawings of Mayan scenes have long since been a touchstone for archaeological illustration. The journey was difficult and Stephens and Catherwood both battled malaria, snakebites, a jaguar attack, impenetrable jungle, and difficult rivers. But they opened up an unknown and fascinating past. They were the first to recognize that the ruins they were encountering all belonged to one people; they were the first to understand that these were the remains of a single civilization, the Maya, and a brilliant one at that, rivaling the Aztec for artistic skill-and perhaps for bloodiness. There's no question that this book is e a worthwhile addition to the Adventure Classic series. It's an undisputed classic, and a great read. "¨perhaps the most interesting book of travel ever published." Edgar Allen Poe The jungles of the Yucatan were little known in the 1840s, and they were dangerous. John Lloyd Stephens first visited the region in 1839 and wrote a book about the experience that went through 12 printings, making him one of America's first bestselling writers. In 1843 Stephens published a second, more focused book, Incidents of Travel in Yucatan. In it he recounts a fascinating search into the jungles of Central America, where he found 43 separate Mayan cities. Through his eyes, readers see Yucatan villages of 150 years ago, when Indians used cacao beans instead of money in their marketplaces; a Catholic/indigenous hybrid funeral; and above all, the revelation of ruins covered for hundreds of years by dense vegetation. One hundred years after the book's publication it was still the inspiration for ongoing work in Central American archaeology, and Frederick Catherwood's elegant drawings of Mayan scenes have long since been a touchstone for archaeological illustration. The journey was difficult and Stephens and Catherwood both battled malaria, snakebites, a jaguar attack, impenetrable jungle, and difficult rivers. But they opened up an unknown and fascinating past. They were the first to recognize that the ruins they were encountering all belonged to one people; they were the first to understand that these were the remains of a single civilization, the Maya, and a brilliant one at that, rivaling the Aztec for artistic skill-and perhaps for bloodiness. There's no question that this book is e a worthwhile addition to the Adventure Classic series. It's an undisputed classic, and a great read.

Incidents of Travel in Yucatan (National Geographic Adventure Classics)

Travel

Mexico

Natl Geographic Society

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Incidents of Travel in Yucatan (American Exploration and Travel)

Travel Writing

Univ of Oklahoma Pr

liv + 474 pp. with 13 figs. &amp; 25 illus., 3 maps 8vo.

Incidents of travel in Egypt, Arabia Petraea, and the Holy Land

Africa

University of Oklahoma Press

Incidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia, Petraea, and the Holy Land

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