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David Roberts
Escalante’s Dream: On the Trail of the Spanish Discovery of the Southwest

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Örtmek David Roberts: Escalante's Dream: On the Trail of the Spanish Discovery of the Southwest (ePUB)

Famed adventure writer David Roberts retraces the route of the legendary Domínguez-Escalante expedition.

In July 1776, Franciscan friars Francisco Atanasio Domínguez and Silvestre Vélez de Escalante set out from Santa Fe to blaze a pathway to the new Spanish missions in California, across the huge expanse of what would become the American Southwest. In October, in western Utah, ravaged by hunger and cold, the twelve-man team had to turn back. Stymied by the raging Colorado River, killing their horses for food, the men saw an exploring expedition transformed into a fight for survival. In this chronicle of adventure and history, David Roberts retraces the Spaniards’ forgotten route, using Escalante’s diary as his guide. Blending personal narrative with critical analysis, Roberts relives the glories, catastrophes, and courage of this desperate journey.

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David Roberts (1943–2021) is the author of thirty books on mountaineering, exploration, and anthropology. His books have won the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature and the Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Competition.

Dil İngilizce ● Biçim EPUB ● Sayfalar 360 ● ISBN 9780393652079 ● Dosya boyutu 26.1 MB ● Yayımcı W. W. Norton & Company ● Ülke US ● Yayınlanan 2019 ● İndirilebilir 24 aylar ● Döviz EUR ● Kimlik 7471715 ● Kopya koruma Adobe DRM

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