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Author Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859.

Uniform Title Essai politique sur l'ile de Cuba. English
Title The island of Cuba : a political essay / by Alexander von Humboldt ; translated from Spanish with notes and a preliminary essay by J.S. Thrasher ; introduction by Luis Martínez-Fernández ; the nature of slavery translated from German by Shelly L. Frisch.

Imprint Princeton : Markus Wiener Publishers ; Kingston : Ian Randle Publishers, 2001.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Special Collections Baron  972.91 H881i 2001    ---  Lib Use Only
Description vii, 280 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Note Originally published: New York : Derby & Jackson, 1856.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Political essay on the island of Cuba / by Alexander von Humboldt -- The nature of slavery / by Alexander von Humboldt, translated by Shelley L. Frisch -- The thrasher edition of controversy in the New York Daily Times -- Humboldt and Arango y Parreño: a dialogue / by Frank Argote-Freyre.
Subject Cuba -- Description and travel.
Slavery -- Cuba -- History.
Arango y Parreño, Francisco, 1765-1837.
Arango y Parreño, Francisco, 1765-1837 (OCoLC)fst00308854
Slavery. (OCoLC)fst01120426
Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
Cuba. (OCoLC)fst01205805
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 1558762426 (hc ; alk. paper)
9781558762428 (hc ; alk. paper)
1558762434 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781558762435 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

 
    
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