Equatorial America
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in nineteenth-century travel literature and Latin American history
- Researchers who need English public-domain source material for textual analysis
- Readers who enjoy slow reading of old travelogues and the feel of period prose
- Learners who want to train long-form reading in English with original texts
Not a good fit for
- Readers looking for contemporary South American travel guides and practical information
- Casual readers expecting fast-paced plots or modern narration
- Readers who find old-fashioned English sentences and period prejudices hard to tolerate
Reading tips
- Start with the table of contents and chapter openings, then read closely the sections that interest you; there is no need to read straight through.
- Keep a map of South America at hand to check place names and mark the route as you read; this greatly reduces difficulty.
- Annotate passages where period prejudice is obvious, distinguishing factual record from the author's judgment.
- Read alongside other travel accounts of the same period to compare how different observers saw things.
About the publisher
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About the author
Maturin Murray Ballou (1820-1895) was a nineteenth-century American author, with nineteen of his works held in this library. Public information about him is limited, and the details of his life are difficult to ascertain, yet his subjects reveal a writer of wide interests in travel and biography. He wrote travel accounts such as Aztec Land, Due West: Or, Round the World in Ten Months, and Due North: Or, Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia, recording foreign landscapes and journeys. He also produced A History of Cuba and The Pearl of India, showing attention to tropical regions and colonial history. His output includes popular fiction such as Fanny Campbell, the Female Pirate Captain, set in the Revolutionary era, and a biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou. His plain, readable prose combines observation with narrative appeal, and his works are also classified under inspirational growth.
