When the famous anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss arrived in Rio de Janeiro, he had one book in his pocket: "Jean de Lery's History of a Voyage to the Land of Brazil". Lery had undertaken his fascinating and arduous voyage in 1556, as a youthful member of the first Protestant mission to the New World. Janet Whatley presents the first complete English translation of one of the most vivid early European accounts of life in the New World.
About the AuthorJanet Whatley is Professor of French at the University of Vermont.
Book InformationISBN 9780520082748
Author Jean De LeryFormat Paperback
Page Count 340
Imprint University of California PressPublisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 499g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 20mm