Backlands
Subtitle: the Canudos Campaign
By: Euclides da Cunha ; translated by Elizabeth Lowe ; introduction by Ilan Stavans.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 513
ISBN-13: 9780143106074
Subjects: Brazil -- History -- Canudos Campaign, 1893-1897
Work titles: Sertões.
Description: Written by a former army lieutenant, civil engineer, and journalist, Backlands is Euclides da Cunha's vivid and poignant portrayal of Brazil's infamous War of Canudos. The deadliest civil war in Brazilian history, the conflict during the 1890s was between the government and the village of Canudos in the northeastern state of Bahia, which had been settled by 30,000 followers of the religious zealot Antonio Conselheiro. Far from just an objective retelling, da Cunha's story shows both the significance of this event and the complexities of Brazilian society. -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Chronology; title: Timetable: The Canudos Campaign; title: Backlands : the Canudos Campaign; title: pt. 1. The land; title: Man; title: pt. 2.  The battle; title: The battle begins; title: Trapped at Mount Cambaio; title: The Moreira Cesar expedition; title: The fourth expedition; title: A new phase of the battle; title: Last days.