»The Broadway Travellers contains few more exciting stories than that of Staden. » Sunday Times
»The present translation of his adventures among the Brazilian cannibals, with which the gruesome original woodcuts are included, now make Staden »s story available to a larger public… »New Statesman
The first part of the book is a straightforward account of the author »s personal experiences. The second part is a detailed treatise on the customs of the Tupinambá, their polity, trade, religion, manufactures and warlike undertakings, and of the flora and fauna of the country. In-depth information is given on rites and ceremonies (those on cannibalism are not for the faint-hearted reader), government and laws and religious observances.
Facsimiles of woodcuts.
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