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Excerpt from Para: Or, Scenes and Adventures on the Banks of the AmazonThe shades of evening were gathering fast upon the waters, when the little bark, in which we had safely crossed the wide expanse of ocean, now quietly anchored in the mighty river of the Amazons.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historic...
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Excerpt from Para: Or, Scenes and Adventures on the Banks of the Amazon
Those who have wandered in strange and beautiful lands, where the wonderful objects around them have aroused emotions of delight and pleasure of which they were before unconscious, naturally feel a desire to communicate their impressions, either for the gratification of friends, or the entertainment of the public. The writer of this unpretending narrative frankly acknowle...
Excerpt from Vagamundo, or the Attaché in Spain: Including a Brief Excursion Into the Empire of Morocco
Thus does fancy revert to the land of music, of mirth and of gay romance, to the land where Columbus dreamed, where the chivalrous Cortez died, and over which the illustrious Ferdinand and Isabella reigned.
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