History of Brazil
By: Robert Southey
Series: Cambridge Latin American studies
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 950
ISBN-13: 9781108052863
Subjects: History
Other titles: History of Brazil :
Description: "Robert Southey (1774-1843), Romantic poet and friend of Coleridge, was poet laureate from 1813 to 1843. As well as being distinguished in verse, he also produced successful historical works and was a noted scholar of Portuguese. Between 1810 and 1819 he published this influential three-volume history, drawing on his extensive collection of Portuguese and Spanish books. Originally intended to be part of a larger work on the history of Portugal, this project evolved to focus on Brazil, beginning with its discovery and colonisation by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century and concluding with the relocation of the Portuguese court to Brazil during the Peninsular War. Volume 3 covers the period from 1686 to 1808, when the seat of the Portuguese monarchy was moved from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro" -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Reprint. Originally published: London : Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1819.

"This edition first published 1819. This digitally printed version 2012" -- T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.