Project Gutenberg 2013-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 72 Aimard, Gustave 1818 1883 Gloux, Olivier Wraxall, Lascelles, Sir 1828 1865 Wraxall, C. F. L. (Charles Frederick Lascelles) Wraxall, Frederick Charles Lascelles, Sir Wraxall, Sir C. F. Lascelles L'Araucan. English Last of the Incas: A Romance of the Pampas Produced by Camille Bernard and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Bodleian Libraries at Oxford.) "Last of the Incas: A Romance of the Pampas" by Gustave Aimard is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set in the patagonian wilderness, the story follows the lives and adventures of various characters, particularly focusing on a group of gaucho scouts known as bomberos, who are dedicated to protecting a Spanish settlement from native Indian attacks. The narrative explores themes of bravery, vengeance, and the clash between European settlers and indigenous people. The opening of the novel introduces the harsh and wild landscape of Patagonia and its inhabitants. It centers on a character named Pedrito, a young gaucho, who is trying to navigate the treacherous environment, where he encounters his fellow bomberos. They share news of imminent threats from the indigenous Aucas, igniting their desire for revenge against those who have wronged them. The narrative quickly captures the tension building as the bomberos prepare to confront an Indian meeting at the sacred Tree of Gualichu, highlighting the complex relationships between characters while foreshadowing the conflicts to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mapuche Indians -- Fiction Indians of South America -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 387214 387224 2024-09-18T15:18:55.283732 2023-09-19T10:53:43.537692 text/html text/html 367483 2024-04-03T22:59:48 text/html 199244 2024-09-18T15:19:02.345640 application/epub+zip 205654 2024-09-18T15:18:56.827663 application/epub+zip 205654 2024-09-18T15:18:55.902669 application/epub+zip 431721 2024-09-18T15:19:06.603613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420209 2024-09-18T15:19:01.666643 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375029 2022-09-20T09:46:10.163714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364599 364615 2024-09-18T15:18:53.817208 2023-09-19T10:53:42.241697 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 344738 2024-04-03T23:20:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17373 2024-09-18T15:19:06.743602 application/rdf+xml 18172 2024-09-18T15:18:56.264652 image/jpeg 4086 2024-09-18T15:18:56.083667 image/jpeg 198231 2024-09-18T15:18:55.316699 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia