Moss, Chris.

Patagonia : a cultural history / Chris Moss. - Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. - xxii, 299 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm. - Landscapes of the imagination .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-291) and index.

The last days of Shorr : Patagonia's indigenous myths -- The invention of Patagonia : Magellan and Drake -- Port Famine : Sarmiento de Gamboa -- The English mariners : Cavendish, Davis, Byron -- Unreal cities : founding fathers and fantasists -- Sounding the soul : Fitzroy, Darwin and Jemmy Button -- Y wladfa : the Welsh in Patagonia -- King of Patagonia : Orllie Antoine and the Araucanos -- Mystical twitcher : W. H. Hudson -- Patagonia conquered, 1870-1922 -- Taming the wind : Antoine de Saint-Exupery -- Reclaiming territory : Latin American narratives -- Minimal stories : film and music in Patagonia -- Chatwin, Theroux and the travel writers.

9780195342499 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2008023576


Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)--Description and travel.
Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)--History.
Patagonia (Argentina y Chile)--Descripciones y viajes .
Patagonia (Argentina)--Historia.
Patagonia (Argentina y Chile)--Historia.

101 F 2936 / M913p 2008