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.