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The Guanches of Tenerife, The Holy Image of Our Lady of Candelaria, and the Spanish Conquest and Settlement, by the Friar Alonso de Espinosa
Written 1580-90, first published at Seville in 1594, translated with notes and an introduction. The edition includes a bibliography of the Canary Islands, 1341-1907, pp. 187-203. Translation of books I-III, with facsimiles of original t.p. and colophon, of the author's: Del origen y milagros de la santa imagen de Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, que aparecio en la isla de Tenerife, con la descripcion de esta isla ... Sevilla, 1594. The fourth book, containing a list of sixty-five miracles, is omitted. Also includes: 'Remnants of the Guanche language' : p. xx-xxvi. 'Report on the present condition of the image of Our Lady of Candelaria, by Miss Ethel Trew' : p. [137]-138. 'Bibliography of the Canary Islands' : p. [139]-201. This is a new print-on-demand hardback edition of the volume first published in 1907.
The Guanches of Tenerife: The Holy Image of Our Lady of Candelaria, and the Spanish Conquest and Settlement
The Guanches of Tenerife: The Holy Image of Our Lady of Candelaria, and the Spanish Conquest and Settlement by Alonso De Espinosa is a fascinating historical account that offers a unique glimpse into the culture of the Guanches, the indigenous people of Tenerife, and the pivotal events surrounding the Spanish conquest of the Canary Islands. Written in the late 16th century, this work provides a detailed narrative of the Spanish colonization and the profound impact it had on the native population. Espinosa, a Spanish priest and historian, meticulously documents the customs, beliefs, and social structures of the Guanches, offering rare insights into their way of life before and during the earl...
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Deserter Country
During the Civil War, there were throughout the Union explosions of resistance to the war -from the deadly Draft Riots in New York City to other, less well-known outbreaks. In Deserter Country, Robert Sandow explores one of these least known "inner civil wars", the widespread, sometimes violent opposition in the Appalachian lumber country of Pennsylvania. Sparsely settled, these mountains were home to divided communities that provided safe-haven for opponents of the war. The dissent of mountain folk reflected their own marginality in the face of rapidly increasing exploitation of timber resources by big firms, as well as partisan debates over loyalty. One of the few studies of the northern Appalachians, this book draws revealing parallels to the War in the southern mountains, exploring the roots of rural protest in frontier development, the market economy, military policy, partisan debate, and everyday resistance. Sandow also sheds new light on the party politics of rural resistance, rejecting easy depictions of war-opponents as traitors and malcontents for a more nuanced and complicated study of the class, economic upheaval, and localism.
