A life in shadow
Subtitle: Aimé Bonpland in southern South America, 1817-1858
By: Stephen Bell.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780804752602
Subjects: Bonpland, Aimé, -- 1773-1858 -- Travel -- South America; Botanists -- South America -- Biography; Naturalists -- South America -- Biography; French -- South America -- Biography; South America -- History -- 19th century
Genres: Biography
Description: xii, 320 p. : 24 cm
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Return to the Americas; title: Prisoner in Paraguay; title: From Paraguay to Pago Largo; title: Somber years of civil war; title: The challenges of peace; title: Journey's end.