WRIGHT Marie Robinson "The new Brazil, its ressources and attractions, historical, descriptive and industrial"

Ouvrage important pour l'histoire et la géographie du Brésil.

Editeur : George Barrie & Sons, Philadelphia, sans date (1907). Seconde édition.

Grand in-4 (26 x 32 cm). Pleine percaline verte de l'éditeur. Premier plat avec titre doré ; ornements et dessins estampés. Toutes tranches dorées. Frottements à la reliure, en particulier en tête et en pied et aux coins. 494 pages sur papier glacé. Nombreuses illustrations photographiques en noir et blanc, certaines à pleine page. Un portrait du Président Affonso Augusto Moreira Penna en frontispice. Un envoi manuscrit à la page 17 : "Offert à la bibliothèque du vapeur français Chili (?) de la Compagnies Messageries Maritimes par l'Inspectoria de Immigraçao, Santos, Abr. 3, 1909" avec cachet bleu de l'Immigration. Reliure un peu fragile. Bon exemplaire.

Ouvrage en Anglais. Contient XXXV chapitres. Sommaire : Early history and tradition. National independence. The fall of the Empire and the genesis of the Republic. The first days of the Republic. The civil Presidents and early statesmen. The President's cabinet. The new federal capital. The suburbs of Rio and the botanical garden. Music, art and literature. The state of Rio. Sao Paulo. Schools and charities of Sao Paulo. Coffee. Railway travel in Sao Paulo. Minas Geraes. The mines of Minas Geraes. Parana. The Yerba Mate of Parana. Santa Catharina. Rio Grando Sul. The National revenue, commerce and transportation. Amazonas. The acre territory and the rubber industry. Para. Maranhao. Matto Grosso, Goyaz and Piauhy. Ceara. Rio Grande do Norte. Parahyba and Sergipe. Pernambuco. Alagoas. Bahia. Espirito Santo. Old churches and shrines. L'Envoi.

Marie Robinson Wright (May 4, 1853 – February 1, 1914) was an American travel writer. She was elected member of learned societies in various parts of the world; and served as a special delegate or representative to international expositions. It was, however, as an observer and especially as a writer, that Wright gained her fame. Her books were written about Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, and Mexico. These volumes were generous octavos, well illustrated, and filled with facts gathered chiefly from authoritative sources or confirmed by her own observations.

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