Through the Heart of Patagonia

Nonfiction, History, Americas, South America, Biography & Memoir

• Author: H. Hesketh Prichard, John Guille Millais, Illustrator
• ISBN: 1230000159152
• Publisher: VolumesOfValue
• Publication: August 10, 2013
• Language: English

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and Index

CONTENTS
Introduction
I. Patagonia
II. Southward Ho!
III. The Battle of the Horses
IV. The Battle of the Horses (continued)
V. The River Valleys
VI. Manners and Customs of the Tehuelches
VII. Tehuelche Methods of Hunting
VIII. The Kingdom of the Winds
IX. Round and About Lake Buenos Aires
X. The Gorge of the River de los Antiguos
XI. Some Hunting Camps
XII. Back to Civilisation
XIII. Journey to Lake Argentino
XIV. The Downstream Navigation of the River Leona
XV. A Hard Struggle
XVI. Wild Cattle
XVII. On the First Attitude of Wild Animals towards Man
XVIII. The Larger Mammals of Patagonia
XIX. First Passing through Hellgate
XX. Discovery of River Katarina and Lake Pearson
XXI. Homeward
A Few Words about the Future of Patagonia
Appendix A
I. Account of the Discovery. By Dr. Moreno
II. Description and Comparison of the Specimen. By Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.R.S.
(a) Description
(b) Comparisons and General Conclusions
III. Description of Additional Discoveries. By Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.R.S.
IV. Description of Pangolins, Armadillos and Sloths. By H. Hesketh Prichard
Appendix B
On a New Form of Puma from Patagonia. By Oldfield Thomas, F.R.S.
Appendix C
List of Plants. By James Britten, F.L.S., and A. B. Rendle, M.A., D.Sc.
Glossary
Index