Uttermost Part of the Earth

By E. Lucas Bridges,

Book cover of Uttermost Part of the Earth

Book description

"E. Lucas Bridges provides in his brilliantly written book our most valuable resource on the lost heritage of the Yamana." The Daily Beagle

Famous for being the southernmost city in the world, the wild and windswept port of Ushuaia sits at the inhospitable southern tip of Tierra del Fuego in…

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked Uttermost Part of the Earth as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

As a young teacher in Buenos Aires, two of my students were the Goodall sisters, direct descendants of Anglican missionary and pioneer Thomas Bridges, who settled on the north shore of the Beagle Channel in 1886. Thomas’s second son Lucas’s account of life at Harberton Estancia – which truly was at the edge of the world at that time – is a luminous but saddening account of the last days of the Ona, Selknam, and Yahgan peoples. It’s full of sailing adventures too. As we threaded our way through snow-lined Acwalisnan Channel – between the Beagle and the Straits of…

From Nicholas' list on sailing in Patagonia.

Want books like Uttermost Part of the Earth?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 35 books like Uttermost Part of the Earth.

Browse books like Uttermost Part of the Earth

Book cover of The Voyage of the Beagle
Book cover of Mischief in Patagonia
Book cover of The Totorore Voyage

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

1,187

readers submitted
so far, will you?

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in Patagonia, Buenos Aires, and Argentina?

Patagonia 10 books
Buenos Aires 21 books
Argentina 62 books