Unter den Wilden: Entdeckungen und Abenteuer by Adolf Heilborn
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"Unter den Wilden: Entdeckungen und Abenteuer" by Dr. Adolf Heilborn is a collection of travel accounts and adventures written in the early 20th century. The book highlights the explorations of various sea captains, with a focus on encounters with indigenous peoples and the exotic landscapes of distant islands. The opening sets the stage for a narrative rich in discovery, adventure, and the contrasts between European explorers and the cultures they encounter. The
opening of the work presents a preface that explores the innate desire for adventure, likening it to childhood fantasies inspired by stories of explorers like Robinson Crusoe and characters from historical nautical journeys. Heilborn reminisces about the thrill of reading these exploration accounts as a child, presenting a psychological and cultural context for the narratives that follow. He sets the tone for the subsequent adventures by referring to the tales of Captain Cook and others, suggesting that these real-life explorations of Tahiti and other locales serve as the true basis for those childhood fantasies. The preface serves as an invitation for readers to indulge in an adventurous spirit, promising tales filled with excitement and insight into the world's natural beauty and cultural diversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Heilborn, Adolf, 1873-1941 |
|---|---|
| Title | Unter den Wilden: Entdeckungen und Abenteuer |
| Contents | Vorwort -- Die Entdeckung und Eroberung von Tahiti. Von Kapitän Samuel Wallis -- Ein Südsee-Idyll. Von Kapitän James Cook -- Kapitän Cooks Ermordung auf den Sandwichinseln. Von Kapitän James King -- Eine Unglücksreise nach der Nordwestküste Amerikas. Von Kapitän John Meares -- Reise nach Guinea und Gründung von Groß-Friedrichsburg. Von Major Otto Friedrich v. d. Groeben -- Geschichtliches und Geographisches zu den Berichten der Entdecker. |
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Produced by Peter Becker, Norbert H. Langkau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | German |
| LoC Class | G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation |
| Subject | Voyages and travels |
| Subject | Discoveries in geography -- Juvenile literature |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 47070 |
| Release Date | Oct 6, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 430 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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