![]() ![]() ![]() Chatwin also added pieces describing communist revolts, the extermination of the Patagonian Indians by the whites, Darwin and other explorers excursions. There was a tentative connection because Chatwin visited a log cabin belonging to “the Nortamericanos” from where, rumors said, Butch Cassidy had continued his operations in Patagonia. Chatwin had planned a piece on it for the “Sunday Times” but they had refused it and he incorporated the pages in his book. People were fascinated by the mystery surrounding the final days of Cassidy and the Sundance kid. ![]() Infused with historical stories that provide a backdrop for the lands he visits, the story here is remarkable. Extraordinary account of the Bruce Chatwin's travels through the Patagonian steppe to Tierra del Fuego. Butch Cassidy was still “hot” in those days after the George Hill movie of 1969 starring Paul Newman en Robert Redford. Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2015. More surprisingly there is a whole piece of Americana: the legend of Butch Cassidy and his Hole in the Wall gang cronies. Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin Not rated. ![]() Chunks of Milward’s journal for instance, of which he had copied whole chapters. It spurred a trip to Patagonia that resulted in Chatwin’s first book, the groundbreaking 1977 best seller In Patagonia. In the process of writing his book, Chatwin mixed the factual elements of his journey with a number of other writings. ![]()
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