Uttermost Part of the Earth
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Rapturous praise met the publication of Lucas Bridges' marvelous chronicle of Tierra del Fuego when it first came out in 1947, and that praise has hardly abated these past sixty years, nor has a book been written which supplants Uttermost Part of the Earth as the classic work on Tierra del Fuego and the little-known culture of the now-extinct Fuegian Indians. When the author was born in Tierra del Fuego… Product details and pricing info |
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7 Customer Reviews Posted
- The Uttermost Part of the World - Lucas Bridges
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This a a most excellent book that can be compared to nothing else. When I read Lucas Bridges's story about his early life in Tierra Fuego he gave me a part of history that I otherwise couldn't have made my own. I was especially touched by the way he introduced me to the Indians of Tierra Fuego. He knew many of them as individuals and thus could make me acquainted with them as well. Since then I have had the priviledge to visit Tierra Fuego and also to meet some of the aboriginees of the land.
So - anybody who is the least interested in Tierra Fuego should make sure to get hold of the Uttermost Part of the World.
Birgitta Tingdal - 2008-11-08, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- El último confin del mundo, el incio de una nueva era
- Es quizá el libro más inspirador que se haya escrito sobre Tierra del Fuego, su historia, sus habitantes originarios, el encuentro de dos culturas. Entrega una lección para las futuras generaciones sobre cómo enfrentar nuestra presencia actual en la zona, de manera de proyectar un futuro cooperativo, sustentable y positivo no sólo para Tierra del Fuego, sino para gran parte de este planeta.
- 2008-05-05, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- AMAZING TRUE STORY
- This book is about the colonization of Ushuaia, the southernmost town in the world. Although every account is 100% non-fiction, reading it was a magical journey between the real and surreal. One moment you're taken on an exploratory expedition, and the next you're learning the mysterious and mythical ways of the native Ona indians and the author's fantastic ability to befriend them, penetrate their culture and become a real life "Running with Wolves" character. A must read for anyone thinking about visiting Ushuaia.
- 2008-03-31, 3 of 3 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A must read for anyone going to "South" South America
- How Tierra del Fuego was settled.
The folly of early missionary work.
An anthropolocial study of the native people.
The the hard ships and joys of settling a new land;
But at its heart a narrative by Mr. Bridges on himself and his family who possessed a love for its native peoples and land that came to define them. And Alas it's a tale of the progression of civilization and the displacement (absorption) of native cultures that has played out across this globe.
Thanks Mr. Bridges - 2008-03-06, 1 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- back in print! what a wonderful surprise!
- A year ago we visited Ushuaia and Estancia Harberton, where memories of the Bridges family are very much alive. (We were shown about Harberton by the great-great-grandson of Thomas Bridges.) We were very anxious to acquire a copy of Lucas Bridges's book, but it was out of print, even in its Spanish edition. So we were delighted when we discovered on Amazon that it was about to be published in a new hardcover edition, and even more delighted when we received the book and realized that Natalie Goodall (the grandmother of our 2007 tour guide) had written a new introduction and epilogue for it. The book will be doubly treasured, for the information it contains and the associations it brings. Blue skies! -- Dan Ford
- 2008-01-16, 2 of 2 people found this review helpful, Rated:
