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Description edit
In Patagonia is Bruce Chatwin's exquisite account of his journey through "the uttermost part of the earth," that stretch of land at the southern tip of South America, where bandits were once made welcome and Charles Darwin formed part of his "survival of the fittest" theory. Chatwin's... read more
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- Bruce Chatwin: The traveler
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- Henri
- Soto
- Tierra Del Fuego
- Macias
- Bill
- John Evans
- Butch Cassidy
- Milward
- John Davis
- Magellan
- Rosaura
- Varela
- Darwin
- Eberhard
- Nicky
- Sonny
- Simon Radowitzky
- Hobbs
- Harvey Logan
- Mrs Davies
- Yrigoyen
- Pigafetta
Setting & Locations edit
- Patagonia
- Buenos Aires
- England
- Chile
- Punta Arenas
- Ushuaia
- South America
- Argentina
- Rio Pico
- Falklands
- Cordillera
- Scotland
- Russia
- Cholila
- Germany
- New Zealand
- Europe
- Brazil
- Santiago
- San Julian
- Utah
- London
- San Francisco
- Spain
- Dawson Island
- Paris
- Valparaiso
- Panama
- Strait
- France
First Sentence edit
IN MY grandmother's dining-room there was a glass-fronted cabinet and in the cabinet a piece of skin.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in National Geographic Traveler's Ultimate Travel Library—Around the World in 80+ Books. (authoritative list)
This book is in 100 One-Night Reads: A Book Lover's Guide. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Bruce Chatwin (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
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Awards edit
- Hawthornden Prize (1977)
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- Dewey: 918.270464
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › South America › Argentina
- Books › History › Americas › South America › Chile
- Books › Travel › Latin America › South America › Argentina
- Books › Travel › Latin America › South America › Chile
- Books › Travel › Reference & Tips › Essays & Travelogues
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups › Adventurers & Explorers
- Books › Travel › South America
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