The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature Under the Equator, During Eleven Years of TravelDover Publications, 1975 - 394 pages |
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Page 39
... soon as the stir of civilisation begins to make itself felt . When we first arrived at Pará , many Indian families resided there , for the mode of living at that time was more like that of a large village than a city ; but as soon as ...
... soon as the stir of civilisation begins to make itself felt . When we first arrived at Pará , many Indian families resided there , for the mode of living at that time was more like that of a large village than a city ; but as soon as ...
Page 57
... soon dark , the wind blew stiffly , and the tide rushed along with great rapidity , carrying us swiftly past the crowd of vessels which were anchored in the port . The canoe rolled a good deal . After we had made five or six miles of ...
... soon dark , the wind blew stiffly , and the tide rushed along with great rapidity , carrying us swiftly past the crowd of vessels which were anchored in the port . The canoe rolled a good deal . After we had made five or six miles of ...
Page 198
... soon left behind ; we then doubled Point Maria Josepha , a headland formed of high cliffs of Tabatinga clay , capped with forest . This forms the limit of the river view from Santarem , and here we had our last glimpse , at a distance ...
... soon left behind ; we then doubled Point Maria Josepha , a headland formed of high cliffs of Tabatinga clay , capped with forest . This forms the limit of the river view from Santarem , and here we had our last glimpse , at a distance ...
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