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Unexplored Spain

Unexplored Spain

Chapman, Walter J. Buck Abel

Paperback

General EuropeGeneral World HistoryGeology

ISBN10: 9353609836
ISBN13: 9789353609832
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 28 2019
Pages: 518
Weight: 1.66
Height: 1.15 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Spain before the guidebooks, seen at saddle height and through a naturalist's lens. Unexplored Spain follows Abel Chapman and Walter J. Buck across an Iberian peninsula journey of the late nineteenth century, where remote sierras, marshes and villages still shaped daily life. Clear-eyed, brisk, and richly observed. In the best tradition of Victorian travel literature, this travel and adventure memoir blends field notes, sporting episodes and close attention to Spanish wildlife and birds, capturing a country beyond the salons and railway stations. It is also an unabridged natural history travelogue: landscapes, weather, tracks, local customs and the rhythms of rural Spain exploration are recorded with the patience of men who travelled slowly and watched everything. Chapman, an accomplished sportsman and naturalist, and Buck write with practical authority, noting routes, lodgings and the challenges of travel before modern tourism. Their eye for birdlife, game and terrain makes the countryside of Spain tangible, immediate, and sometimes startlingly wild at once. For readers drawn to outdoor adventure readers and armchair travel reading alike, the book offers a vigorous account of sport hunting in Spain alongside a deep respect for habitat and species. As a landmark of nineteenth century Spain writing, it stands among European travel classics and remains a vivid public domain travel book for collectors of exploration narratives, natural history and early travel reportage. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint -- a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

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