Project Gutenberg 2013-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 82 Beerbohm, Julius 1854 1906 Wanderings in Patagonia; Or, Life Among the Ostrich-Hunters E-text prepared by Melissa McDaniel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Wanderings in Patagonia; Or, Life Among the Ostrich-Hunters" by Julius Beerbohm is a travel narrative written in the late 19th century. This account chronicles the journey of the author and his companions, who venture into the wilds of Patagonia. The text portrays their experiences with nature, the challenges of navigation, and their encounters with the local fauna, particularly ostriches and guanacos. The opening of the book begins in August 1877, when the narrator boards a ship heading for Patagonia alongside a group of engineers. After battling turbulent seas and inclement weather, they finally approach the eerie and inhospitable shores of St. Julian, filled with historical significance involving famous explorers and fatal maritime expeditions. Upon their landing, the newcomers are struck by the desolation and silence of the port, starkly contrasting with their earlier maritime journey. The author reflects on the daunting natural beauty and the tragic history tied to the region, enhancing the sense of foreboding and adventure that characterizes their exploration into this wild and rugged land. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43552/43552-h/images/cover.jpg en Patagonia (Argentina and Chile) -- Description and travel F2801 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 513504 513293 2024-09-18T09:37:36.348046 2023-09-19T05:41:34.294689 text/html text/html 517239 2013-08-24T17:10:40 text/html 1117171 2013-08-24T17:13:29 text/html application/zip 1195365 2024-09-18T09:37:45.322016 application/epub+zip 1201894 2024-09-18T09:37:37.700058 application/epub+zip 250567 2024-09-18T09:37:37.015063 application/epub+zip 1362845 2024-09-18T09:37:50.326002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1354020 2024-09-18T09:37:44.585049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 404051 2022-09-19T20:16:59.228004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 442733 2024-09-18T09:37:34.940076 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 442286 2020-06-15T16:57:27 text/plain; charset=utf-8 166353 2020-06-15T16:57:27 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 442094 2013-08-24T17:04:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 166224 2013-08-24T17:04:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 442209 2013-08-24T17:04:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 166143 2013-08-24T17:04:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21149 2024-09-18T09:37:50.487976 application/rdf+xml 20875 2024-09-18T09:37:37.133044 image/jpeg 2624 2024-09-18T09:37:37.074060 image/jpeg 1123825 2024-09-18T09:37:36.419068 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