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William Bullock
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Bullock, Strobel, Courtenay, Hemphill and Bateman Family Papers
Chiefly genealogical correspondence on members of the Bullock, Strobel, Courtenay, Hemphill and Bateman families, a portion of which was compiled by William Ashmead Courtenay (1831-1908); and letters, 1903-1908, of Edward Henry Strobel (1855-1908) written from Thailand describing his service as advisor to the King of Siam, including a 1908 letter from King Chulalongkorn (1853-1910) to Strobel's mother informing her of the death of her son, and reporting that he had personally lit Strobel's funeral pyre.
Between the Summit and the Sea
For some time now, there has been a great deal of concerned reflection on the ways in which the tropical lowlands of the Americas have been perceived and exploited. This book addresses this concern. It is also something of an appreciation of tropical lowlands, as they emerge along one particular road, gathered from the accounts of early nineteenth-century observers. Aerial reconnaissance has shown that many wetlands in the lowlands which these travellers crossed are patterned with the remains of prehispanic platforms and canals, an old and effective system for the cultivation of wetlands. These show particularly clearly in the pastures of modern ranches -- a very different land use, and yet ...
