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Searching for Isabel Godin

by Celia Wakefield · 1994

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"Popular account of the Mission geodésique of 1735 and of Isabel Godin's 1769 trek from her native Riobamba to the mouth of the Amazon to rejoin her husband, whom she had not seen in 20 years. An enjoyable read, but marred by inadequate research"—Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
womenwomenMore like thisLess of this
Setting
18th century18th centuryMore like thisLess of thisAmazon River RegionAmazon River RegionMore like thisLess of thisEcuadorEcuadorMore like thisLess of thisFranceFranceMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 220 pages

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