An edition of Facundo, or, civilization and barbarism (1868)
Life in the Argentine republic in the days of the tyrants
or, Civilization and barbarism.
By Domingo Faustino Sarmiento,Domingo Faustino Sarmiento,Domingo F. Sarmiento,12
Publish Date
1868
Publisher
Hurd and Houghton
Language
eng
Pages
324
Description:
"Written in political exile by one of Argentina's greatest statesmen and intellectuals and long known to English-speaking readers as Life in the Argentine Republic in the Days of the Tyrants, Facundo (1845) is ostensibly a biography of the gaucho "barbarian" Juan Facundo Quiroga.". "Combining history, sociology, and political commentary, Sarmiento explores the impact of Argentine geography on the life of the gaucho; chronicles the often bloody political and military adventures of Facundo; examines the reign of the tyrannical ruler Juan Manuel de Rosas; and ponders the future of Argentina. This edition includes an informative introduction and a chronology of Sarmiento's life and times. It also restores the original author's note that was dropped for the 1868 English-language edition - and that is crucial to our understanding of Sarmiento and his views."--BOOK JACKET.
subjects: Description and travel, History, Quiroga, juan facundo, 1790-1835, Rosas, juan manuel jose domingo ortiz de, 1793-1877, Argentina, history, Argentina, description and travel, Biography, Generals, Presidents, Readers (History), Spanish language, Historia, Descripción y viajes, Descripciones y viajes, Argentina, Travel, War, Philosophy of nature, Philosophie de la nature, Cosmologie, Physique, Mechanics, Early works to 1800, Physics, Aldao, jose felix, 1785-1845, Biographie, Histoire, Descriptions et voyages, Quiroga, juan facundo , 1790-1835, Rosas, juan manuel de , 1793-1877, F2846 .s2472 2003, 981/.04, Argentina, juvenile literature
People: Juan Facundo Quiroga (1790-1835), Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rosas (1793-1877), José Félix Aldao (1785-1845), José Félix Aldao (d. 1845), Juan Facundo Quiroga, Juan Facundo Quiroga (1790-1835,), Juan Facundo Quirogba (1790-1835), Juan Facundo Quirogá (1790-1835), Juan Manuel Jose Domingo Ortiz de Rosas (1793-1877), Rufino Blanco-Fombona (1874-1944)
Places: Argentina, San Juan (Argentina : Province)