Memoria sobre o melhoramento da cultura da Beira e da navegação do Mondego
Almeida, António de, 1821-Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019
Rating 2.1- Word count
- 22K words
- Chapters
- 3
Tags
Foreign Language Books Agriculture Forestry Livestock Agricultural ImprovementRegional DevelopmentHistorical DocumentsLocal GovernancePolicy RecommendationsWater ConservancyRiver NavigationSocial EconomyPractical GuidePortugalSummary
Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Memoria sobre o melhoramento da cultura da Beira e da navegação do MondegoAuthor: Almeida, António de, 1821-,Language: Portuguese, Class: DP: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Spain, Portugal, Release Date: Nov 17, 2012Editor's review
This book is a nineteenth-century Portuguese historical document discussing agricultural improvement in the Beira region and navigation on the Mondego River. It is a public-domain ebook prepared by Project Gutenberg. Its value lies not in popular narrative but in the firsthand material it offers to those studying the local economic history, agricultural history, and inland navigation history of Portugal. The author, António de Almeida (1821–), discusses crop cultivation and river use from the practical standpoint of his time; the writing bears clear marks of its era and can be read in dialogue with later scholarship. Because the text is in Portuguese and is structured as a memorandum, it is better consulted as a historical source than read straight through. For readers familiar with Portuguese and interested in regional development on the Iberian Peninsula, it offers a window onto nineteenth-century local governance and technical debate; general readers may find the subject specialized and lacking in plot.Who it's for
A good fit for
- University teachers and students studying Portuguese agricultural history and local economic history
- Specialist readers interested in the history of Mondego River navigation and inland transport
- Readers with Portuguese reading ability who enjoy consulting primary sources
- Digital readers who collect Project Gutenberg public-domain ebooks
Not a good fit for
- General readers without Portuguese who expect a Chinese translation
- Those who prefer narrative-driven or light reading
- Beginners seeking only a general overview of Portuguese history
Reading tips
- Begin with the table of contents and opening remarks to establish the scope, then jump to relevant chapters by topic.
- Read alongside a map of Portugal, marking the Beira region and the Mondego River to aid understanding.
- Use it as a historical source, noting specific claims about crops and navigation as you read.
- If Portuguese is difficult, first use a dictionary to grasp the gist of paragraphs rather than parsing every word.
About the publisher
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Contents
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FAQ
Is this book a novel or a historical document?
It is a nineteenth-century memorandum discussing agricultural improvement in the Beira region and navigation on the Mondego River. It is a historical document, not a novel, and should be treated as a historical source.Can I read it without any Portuguese?
The original is in Portuguese and is a specialized treatise; without Portuguese it will be quite difficult. Some reading ability in Portuguese is recommended, or use a dictionary and translation tools for support.Is this book suitable for reading from cover to cover?
Not really. It is more like a topical memorandum organized around specific issues; consulting by topic or reading selectively is more efficient, as reading straight through can lose the thread because of its specialized subject matter.This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.
About the author
Almeida, António de, 1821- Author · Portuguese · 1821António de Almeida (1821–), a Portuguese writer born in 1821, whose year of death is unknown. Public information about his life is very limited: only his birth year and a record of his works survive, while his education, career, and social activities cannot be traced. One work by him is held in the collection, Memoria sobre o melhoramento da cultura da Beira e da navegação do Mondego. Judging from its title, it is a practical text on improving agriculture in the Beira region and navigation on the Mondego River, reflecting the nineteenth-century Portuguese interest in local economy and inland transport. Such works usually took the form of reports or proposals, focusing on concrete measures and feasibility in a plain style without empty rhetoric. Given the scarcity of sources, the circulation and later influence of his work are difficult to assess; it may be regarded simply as a reference for studying regional agriculture and navigation in Portugal at that time.