Hans Staden: The True Story of his Captivity 1557

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+, Dust Jacket: Very Good. 1928. George Routledge.

Translated and edited by Malcolm Letts with an introduction and notes.

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.