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An Expedition to the Ranquel Indians by Mansilla, Lucio V.; McCaffrey, Mark (translated by)
First Publishers Edition
Book Description
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.: Univ of Texas Press, 1997. First Publishers Edition. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. The encounter between Native American peoples and Europeans and their descendants has marked the history of every nation in the Americas, both North and South. Lucio Mansilla's Una excursion a los indios ranqueles, published in Argentina in 1870, is one of very few works in American letters that presents a vivid, firsthand account of a noncombative encounter between Native American and European civilizations. This volume is the first English translation of Mansilla's classic work. Long noted for its humor, adventurousness, and narrative ingenuity, the book offers penetrating insights into fundamental issues of "civilization and barbarism," immigration, ethnic and racial diversity, and land ownership and tenancy. Mansilla alone among his contemporaries espoused open dialogue as the best approach to the "Indian problem." Although the peace accord he sought to enact with the Ranquels was summarily disregarded by the Argentine government, which slowly gravitated toward a policy of ethnic cleansing and expropriation of Indian lands, this book does narrate a rehearsal for reconciliation that in the end never took place. 418 pages including a glossary, notes, bibliography, and an index. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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