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Incidents Of Travel In Central America, Chiapas, And Yucatan (Volume 2),Used
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The Ground Was Entirely New; There Were No Guidebooks Or Guides; The Whole Was A Virgin Soil. At One Time We Stopped To Cut Away Branches And Vines Which Concealed The Face Of A Monument, And Then To Dig Around And Bring To Light A Fragment, A Sculptured Corner Of Which Protruded From The Earth. I Leaned Over With Breathless Anxiety While The Indians Worked, And An Eye, An Ear, A Foot, Or A Hand Was Disentombed.'Few Explorers Have Had The Experience Of Uncovering A Civilization Almost Entirely Unknown To The World. But Stephen'S Two Expeditions To Mexico And Central America In 1839 And 1841 Yielded The First Solid Information On The Culture Of The Maya Indians. In This Work, And In His Other Masterpiece Incidents Of Travel In Yucatan, He Tells The Story Of His Travels To Some 50 Ruined Mayan Cities.In This Book, He Describes The Excitement Of Exploring The Magnificent Ruined Cities Of Copan And Palenque, And His Briefer Excursions To Quirigua, Patinamit, Utatlan, Gueguetenango, Ocosingo, And Uxmal. For All These Cities, His Details Are So Accurate That More Recent Explorers Used The Book As A Baedeker To Locate Ruins Forgotten By Even The Indians.In Addition To Being A Great Book On Archaeological Discovery, Stephen'S Work Is Also A Great Travel Book. Telling Of Journeying By Mule Back On Narrow Paths Over Unimaginable Deep Ravines, Through Sloughs Of Mud And Jungles Of Heavy Vegetation, Describing Dangers Of Robbery, Revolution, Fever, Mosquitoes And More Exotic Insects, Stephen'S Narrative Remains Penetrating And Alive. His Account Of His Attempt To Buy Copan For $50 Is Told With The Adroitness Of A Mark Twain, And His Descriptions Of Indian Life Primitive Villages A Few Miles From The Ruins, Burials, Treatment Of The Sick, Customs, Amusements, Etc. Never Lose Their Interest.Frederick Catherwood'S Illustrations Virtually Double The Appeal Of The Book. Highly Exact, Remarkably Realistic Drawings Show Overall Views, Ground Plans Of The Cities, Elevations Of Palaces And Temples, Freestanding Sculpture, Carved Hieroglyphics, Stucco Basreliefs, Small Clay Figures, And Interior Details.
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- Q: What are the dimensions of this book? A: The book measures five point four seven inches in length, one point zero eight inches in width, and eight point four eight inches in height.
- Q: How many pages does this book have? A: The book contains five hundred forty-four pages.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: This book is published in paperback binding.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The author of the book is John L. Stephens.
- Q: What genre does this book belong to? A: This book belongs to the genre of Mayan exploration and archaeology.
- Q: Is this book suitable for casual readers? A: Yes, this book is suitable for casual readers interested in travel and archaeology.
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