{"product_id":"uttermost-part-of-the-earth-indians-of-tierra-del-fuego-9781648372810","title":"Uttermost Part of the Earth: Indians of Tierra Del Fuego","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis timeless memoir chronicles life among the coastal Yaghan. Bridges combines personal experience and great storytelling to make the history, life, and geography of this very remote region come alive. But don't take our word for it; listen to what readers and reviewers say: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Overall, Amazon readers rate \u003cem\u003eUttermost Part of the Earth\u003c\/em\u003e 4.7 stars out of 5 (for context, note that across its various editions, Tolstoy's brilliant classic novel \u003cem\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/em\u003e is rated 4.5 out of 5 on Amazon.com): \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I've been telling people while completing this book that it's one of the top three I've ever read, and now having no story left to discover and longing for more, it's quite safe to say that this is the best book I have ever read.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A most amazing book.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Beagle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A masterpiece of historical anthropology and impressive personal enterprise. A classic for anyone with an interest in adventure and travel in wild places.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Amazon reviewer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is as full of romance as any novel. Written by a man who knew the Fuegian Indians-one who had lived among them for many years and had mastered their intricate languages-the ... life of Don Lucas Bridges in Tierra del Fuego is also a unique ethnological value.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003cem\u003eThe Americas\u003c\/em\u003e by Cambridge University Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A classic ... rip-roaring account of his life among the Indians of Tierra del Fuego. Bridges' engaging style speaks from a different era.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-LiteraryTraveler.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lucas Bridges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Echo Point Books \u0026amp; Media, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781648372810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBridges, Lucas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Esteban Lucas Bridges (December 31, 1874, Ushuaia - April 4, 1949, Buenos Aires) was an Anglo-Argentine author, explorer, and rancher. After fighting for the British during World War I, he married and moved with his wife to South Africa, where they developed a ranch with her brother.He was the third child of six and second son of Anglican missionary Reverend Thomas Bridges (1842-98) and \"the third white native of Ushuaia\" (his elder brother, born in 1872, having been the first) in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, at the southernmost tip of South America. He wrote The Uttermost Part of the Earth (1948) about his family's experiences in Tierra del Fuego, but it was particularly about the Yahgan and Selk'nam indigenous peoples and the effects on them of colonization by Europeans.\"","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lucas Bridges \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47645108273309,"sku":"9781648372810","price":63.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_bc5cb2e5-d20e-403c-8034-89edff53edd7.jpg?v=1770751129","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/uttermost-part-of-the-earth-indians-of-tierra-del-fuego-9781648372810","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}