The Return of Hans Staden: A Go-Between in the Atlantic World
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Hans Staden's sixteenth-century account of shipwreck and captivity by the Tupinamb Indians of Brazil was an early modern bestseller. This retelling of the German sailor's eyewitness account known as the True History shows both why it was so popular at the time and why it remains an important tool for understanding the opening of the Atlantic world. Eve M. Duffy and Alida C. Metcalf carefully reconstruct Staden's life as a German...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1421403463
ISBN13:9781421403465
Release Date:January 2012
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:216 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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