Project Gutenberg 2011-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 98 Bourne, Benjamin Franklin 1816 1874 04011445 The Captive in Patagonia Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Paul Fernandez and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Captive in Patagonia" by Benjamin Franklin Bourne is a personal narrative written in the mid-19th century. The book recounts the author's harrowing experiences as he becomes a captive among the indigenous Patagonians after a failed attempt to trade with them. Bourne's tale offers insights into the strange land of Patagonia, its people, and the challenges of survival in such a harsh environment. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Bourne's adventures as he embarks on a journey to California with a group of men. Their plans take a dire turn when Bourne, after a series of unfortunate events, gets captured by the Patagonians during a trading encounter. As he navigates his initial moments of captivity, he grapples with the fear and uncertainty of his situation, detailing his interactions with the tribe, including their customs and his attempts to negotiate his release. This gripping start promises an exploration of human resilience and the clash of cultures in a rugged, uncharted territory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Indians of South America -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Description and travel Bourne, Benjamin Franklin, 1816-1874 Tehuelche Indians -- Social life and customs Indian captivities -- Argentina Indian captivities -- Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) F2801 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 407078 407086 2024-09-16T08:14:32.155029 2023-09-17T03:32:27.436456 text/html text/html 409697 2011-12-25T16:20:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 461700 2011-12-25T16:31:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 525547 2024-09-16T08:14:39.743987 application/epub+zip 529732 2024-09-16T08:14:34.774128 application/epub+zip 217690 2024-09-16T08:14:33.294017 application/epub+zip 684387 2024-09-16T08:14:43.383981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 657359 2024-09-16T08:14:38.688965 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346391 2022-09-17T13:52:34.511709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373795 2024-09-16T08:14:31.559005 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 373351 2011-12-25T16:20:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 145352 2011-12-25T16:31:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 373708 2011-12-25T16:24:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 145406 2011-12-25T16:31:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 373706 2011-12-25T16:30:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145379 2011-12-25T16:31:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22843 2024-09-16T08:14:43.531930 application/rdf+xml 12785 2024-09-16T08:14:33.650994 image/jpeg 3182 2024-09-16T08:14:33.472991 image/jpeg 517102 2024-09-16T08:14:32.202023 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