On the Trail of the Maya Explorer

Name: On the Trail of the Maya Explorer
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1761018On the Trail of the Maya Explorerhttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/on-the-trail-of-the-maya-explorer-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/643962/66c05db3-ec5a-4f6b-b7da-6c29efdc6fa1.jpg?v=638335628315300000487676MXNUniversity of Alabama PressInStock/Ebooks/A Mesoamerican travel book from two perspectives and two centuries.In 1839 John Lloyd Stephens, then 31 years old, and his traveling companion, artist Frederick Catherwood, disappeared into the vast rain forest of eastern Guatemala. They had heard rumors that remains of a civilization of incomparable artistic and cultural merit were moldering in the steamy lowland jungles. They braved Indian uprisings, road agents, heat, and biting insects to eventually encounter what is today known as the lost civilization of the Maya.In 1841 Stephens published Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan to instant acclaim with both American and international audiences. His conversational style was fresh and crisp and his subject matter, the search for lost cities on the Central American isthmus, was romantic and adventurous. Stephenss book has been characterized as the "great American nonfiction narrative of the 19th century." Indeed, what Stephens wrote about the Maya makes a major contribution to Maya studies.Steve Glassman retraces Stephenss route, visiting the same archaeological sites, towns, markets, and churches and meeting along the way the descendants of those people Stephens described, from mestizo en route to the cornfields to town elders welcoming the Norte Americanos. Glassmans work interlaces discussion of the history, natural environment, and architecture of the region with descriptions of the people who live and work there. Glassman compares his 20th-century experience with Stephenss 19th-century exploration, gazing in awe at the same monumental pyramids, eating similar foods, and avoiding the political clashes that disrupt the governments and economies of the area.Stephenss books are still widely available, but his importance to literary professionals has been overlooked. With this new travelogue, Glassman reaffirms Stephenss reputation and brings his work to wider critical and public attention....1734057On the Trail of the Maya Explorer487676https://www.gandhi.com.mx/on-the-trail-of-the-maya-explorer-1/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/643962/66c05db3-ec5a-4f6b-b7da-6c29efdc6fa1.jpg?v=638335628315300000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20099780817383220_W3siaWQiOiI0N2I3MTVlYy0xNWE3LTRjNzMtODVhOS1hMTQ3MGFjNjA1OTYiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjY3NiwiZGlzY291bnQiOjE4OSwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjo0ODcsImluY2x1ZGVzVGF4Ijp0cnVlLCJwcmljZVR5cGUiOiJXaG9sZXNhbGUiLCJjdXJyZW5jeSI6Ik1YTiIsImZyb20iOiIyMDI1LTA3LTAxVDAwOjAwOjAwWiIsInJlZ2lvbiI6Ik1YIiwiaXNQcmVvcmRlciI6ZmFsc2V9XQ==9780817383220_A Mesoamerican travel book from two perspectives and two centuries.In 1839 John Lloyd Stephens, then 31 years old, and his traveling companion, artist Frederick Catherwood, disappeared into the vast rain forest of eastern Guatemala. They had heard rumors that remains of a civilization of incomparable artistic and cultural merit were moldering in the steamy lowland jungles. They braved Indian uprisings, road agents, heat, and biting insects to eventually encounter what is today known as the lost civilization of the Maya.In 1841 Stephens published Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan to instant acclaim with both American and international audiences. His conversational style was fresh and crisp and his subject matter, the search for lost cities on the Central American isthmus, was romantic and adventurous. Stephenss book has been characterized as the great American nonfiction narrative of the 19th century. Indeed, what Stephens wrote about the Maya makes a major contribution to Maya studies.Steve Glassman retraces Stephenss route, visiting the same archaeological sites, towns, markets, and churches and meeting along the way the descendants of those people Stephens described, from mestizo en route to the cornfields to town elders welcoming the Norte Americanos. Glassmans work interlaces discussion of the history, natural environment, and architecture of the region with descriptions of the people who live and work there. Glassman compares his 20th-century experience with Stephenss 19th-century exploration, gazing in awe at the same monumental pyramids, eating similar foods, and avoiding the political clashes that disrupt the governments and economies of the area.Stephenss books are still widely available, but his importance to literary professionals has been overlooked. With this new travelogue, Glassman reaffirms Stephenss reputation and brings his work to wider critical and public attention....(*_*)9780817383220_A Mesoamerican travel book from two perspectives and two centuries.In 1839 John Lloyd Stephens, then 31 years old, and his traveling companion, artist Frederick Catherwood, disappeared into the vast rain forest of eastern Guatemala. They had heard rumors that remains of a civilization of incomparable artistic and cultural merit were moldering in the steamy lowland jungles. They braved Indian uprisings, road agents, heat, and biting insects to eventually encounter what is today known as the lost civilization of the Maya.In 1841 Stephens published Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan to instant acclaim with both American and international audiences. His conversational style was fresh and crisp and his subject matter, the search for lost cities on the Central American isthmus, was romantic and adventurous. Stephenss book has been characterized as the "great American nonfiction narrative of the 19th century." Indeed, what Stephens wrote about the Maya makes a major contribution to Maya studies.Steve Glassman retraces Stephenss route, visiting the same archaeological sites, towns, markets, and churches and meeting along the way the descendants of those people Stephens described, from mestizo en route to the cornfields to town elders welcoming the Norte Americanos. Glassmans work interlaces discussion of the history, natural environment, and architecture of the region with descriptions of the people who live and work there. Glassman compares his 20th-century experience with Stephenss 19th-century exploration, gazing in awe at the same monumental pyramids, eating similar foods, and avoiding the political clashes that disrupt the governments and economies of the area.Stephenss books are still widely available, but his importance to literary professionals has been overlooked. With this new travelogue, Glassman reaffirms Stephenss reputation and brings his work to wider critical and public attention....9780817383220_University of Alabama Presslibro_electonico_67b13ec4-a9b7-3941-ae39-34f405038360_9780817383220;9780817383220_9780817383220Steve GlassmanInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/uofchicagopress-epub-e2fa72c9-88a0-4e94-b31a-ac96ad05ea59.epub2009-06-15T00:00:00+00:00University of Alabama Press