Attending Marvels: A Patagonian Journal

by George Gaylord Simpson

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George Gaylord Simpson

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Original publication date: 1934
Important places: Patagonia, South America
Epigraph: "...All the attending marvels of a thousand Patagonian sights and sounds helped to sway me to my wish." --Moby Dick
First words: The lecture had not been very exciting.

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Genres: Nonfiction, Travel, Science & Nature, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
DDC/MDS: 918.2 — History & geography Geography & travel Geography of and travel in South America Argentina
LCC: F2936 .S56 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America Latin America. Spanish America South America Argentina

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by George Gaylord Simpson

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