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LoC No.: 01021660
Title:
Letters on the Moral and Religious State of South America
Written during a residence of nearly seven years in Buenos Aires, Chile, Peru and Colombia
Original Publication: United Kingdom: James Nisbet,1827.
Note: Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Brian Wilson, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
Summary: "Letters on the Moral and Religious State of South America" by D.D. James Thomson is a collection of letters written during the early 19th century. The letters provide a firsthand account of Thomson's nearly seven years of missionary work in various South American countries, including reflections on religion, education, and social progress in the region. The likely focus of the work is on the moral and religious conditions of South America as observed through the author’s experiences and interactions with local governments and communities. At the start of the text, the author reflects on his arrival in Buenos Aires and the challenges he faced in introducing a new educational system based on the Lancasterian method. He describes his efforts to establish schools, distribute Spanish New Testaments, and the political dynamics that influenced his work. Thomson's letters reveal his deep commitment to improving moral and religious education and the sincere optimism he holds for the future of education in South America. The opening also sets the stage for Thomson's subsequent endeavors in Chile and Peru, illustrating the evolving landscape of educational reform he hopes to influence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Thomson, James, D.D.
EBook No.: 67526
Published: Feb 28, 2022
Downloads: 43
Language: English
Subject: South America -- Description and travel
Subject: South America -- Social life and customs
Subject: Education -- South America
Subject: South America -- Religion
LoCC: Latin America local history: South America. General
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 01021660
Title:
Letters on the Moral and Religious State of South America
Written during a residence of nearly seven years in Buenos Aires, Chile, Peru and Colombia
Original Publication: United Kingdom: James Nisbet,1827.
Note: Reading ease score: 62.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Brian Wilson, Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
Summary: "Letters on the Moral and Religious State of South America" by D.D. James Thomson is a collection of letters written during the early 19th century. The letters provide a firsthand account of Thomson's nearly seven years of missionary work in various South American countries, including reflections on religion, education, and social progress in the region. The likely focus of the work is on the moral and religious conditions of South America as observed through the author’s experiences and interactions with local governments and communities. At the start of the text, the author reflects on his arrival in Buenos Aires and the challenges he faced in introducing a new educational system based on the Lancasterian method. He describes his efforts to establish schools, distribute Spanish New Testaments, and the political dynamics that influenced his work. Thomson's letters reveal his deep commitment to improving moral and religious education and the sincere optimism he holds for the future of education in South America. The opening also sets the stage for Thomson's subsequent endeavors in Chile and Peru, illustrating the evolving landscape of educational reform he hopes to influence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Thomson, James, D.D.
EBook No.: 67526
Published: Feb 28, 2022
Downloads: 43
Language: English
Subject: South America -- Description and travel
Subject: South America -- Social life and customs
Subject: Education -- South America
Subject: South America -- Religion
LoCC: Latin America local history: South America. General
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.