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 TravelHumboldt Publishing Company, 1889 - 774 pages |
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Page 641
... Brazilian navy , and along with it are borne the other symbols of the miracles which Our Lady is supposed to have per- formed . The procession starts soon after the sun's heat begins to moderate - that is , about half - past four o ...
... Brazilian navy , and along with it are borne the other symbols of the miracles which Our Lady is supposed to have per- formed . The procession starts soon after the sun's heat begins to moderate - that is , about half - past four o ...
Page 711
... Brazilian army , in acknowledgment of the assistance he gave to the legal authorities during the rebellion of 1835-6 . It would be a misnomer to call the Mundurucús of the Cu- parí and many parts of the Tapajos , savages ; their regular ...
... Brazilian army , in acknowledgment of the assistance he gave to the legal authorities during the rebellion of 1835-6 . It would be a misnomer to call the Mundurucús of the Cu- parí and many parts of the Tapajos , savages ; their regular ...
Page 712
... Brazilian Indian . He has his drinking bout now and then , like the common working people of other countries . It was his habit in his original state , before Europeans visited his country ; but he is always ashamed of it afterward ...
... Brazilian Indian . He has his drinking bout now and then , like the common working people of other countries . It was his habit in his original state , before Europeans visited his country ; but he is always ashamed of it afterward ...
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The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of ... Henry Walter Bates No preview available - 2015 |
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