Archaeology, Ethnography, and Ethnohistory McEwan, Colin, Luis
A. Borrero, and Alfredo Prieto, eds. Patagonia: Natural History,
Prehistory and Ethnography at the Uttermost End of the Earth.
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1997. First published
under the auspices of the British Museum, this is a collection
of learned but accessible essays on topics ranging from
Patagonia’s natural environment to early human occupation, first
encounters between Europeans and indigenes, the origins of the
Patagonian “giants,” and even Patagonian travel literature.
Environment and Natural History Hudson, William Henry. The Bird
Biographies of W. H. Hudson. Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press,
1988. A partial reprint of the romantic naturalist’s detailed
description of the birds he knew growing up in Buenos Aires
Province, with illustrations. Guidebooks and Travelogues Darwin,
Charles. Voyage of the Beagle (many editions). Perhaps the
greatest travel book ever written, Darwin’s 19th-century
narrative bursts with insights on