Project Gutenberg 2007-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 261 Callcott, Maria, Lady 1785 1842 Graham, Maria Dundas Callcott, Maria Dundas Graham, Lady Dundas, Maria Graham, Maria Callcott, Lady Maria 02016560 Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Reading ease score: 59.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Chuck Greif, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Journal of a Voyage to Brazil" by Maria Graham is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work chronicles the author's travels and observations during her time in Brazil from 1821 to 1823, providing insights into both the personal and political landscape of the country during a pivotal moment in its history. The narrative covers not only her personal experiences but also significant public events leading up to Brazil's struggle for independence from Portugal. At the start of the journal, the author reflects on her voyage to Brazil and the challenges she faced before publishing her work. In the preface, she discusses the importance of sharing her observations, emphasizing her desire for candor despite the personal cost. Graham introduces the historical context of Brazil, touching on the significant political changes occurring in the country and the impact of the return of the Portuguese royal family to Lisbon. The introduction outlines Brazil’s complex past and the social dynamics at play, setting the stage for her forthcoming insights based on her eyewitness experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Brazil -- Description and travel F2501 Text Women's Travel Journals Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 989672 989619 2024-10-09T09:17:36.626726 2023-09-09T11:00:45.336069 text/html text/html 993400 2021-06-22T03:27:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6032715 2021-06-22T03:31:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5854642 2024-10-09T09:17:58.743102 application/epub+zip 5862929 2024-10-09T09:17:42.981681 application/epub+zip 390702 2024-10-09T09:17:39.223727 application/epub+zip 3559756 2024-10-09T09:18:09.317044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3541954 2024-10-09T09:17:55.157633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 680747 2022-09-10T06:10:11.946143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 786214 2024-10-09T09:17:34.340732 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 786048 2021-06-22T03:29:05 text/plain; charset=utf-8 297024 2021-06-22T03:29:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19546 2024-10-09T09:18:09.497037 application/rdf+xml 14181 2024-10-09T09:17:39.862695 image/jpeg 3361 2024-10-09T09:17:39.552729 image/jpeg 6109363 2024-10-09T09:17:36.796743 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia