房龍地理.太平洋的故事

前言

　　亨德里克·威廉·房龍（HendrikwillemvanL，oon，1882-1944），著名荷蘭裔美國(guó)作家、歷史學(xué)家、科普作家和文學(xué)家。　　房龍于1882年1月出生于荷蘭鹿特丹。幼年時(shí)期的房龍由于家庭內(nèi)部暴力而感受不到溫暖，8歲就進(jìn)入寄宿學(xué)校，10歲起沉溺于史學(xué)。20歲以后，房龍到美國(guó)康奈爾大學(xué)、德國(guó)慕尼黑大學(xué)求學(xué)，獲得博士學(xué)位，但他并沒(méi)有成為書(shū)齋里的學(xué)究。他當(dāng)過(guò)編輯、記者和老師，屢經(jīng)漂泊，同時(shí)苦練寫(xiě)作。房龍還是個(gè)多才多藝的人，從小就對(duì)歷史、地理、船舶、繪畫(huà)和音樂(lè)感興趣，而且終生未曾放棄。他能用10種文字寫(xiě)作并與人交流，還拉得一手小提琴，善繪畫(huà)，他著作中幾乎所有的插圖都是自己繪制。　　1921年，房龍出版《人類(lèi)的故事》，使他一舉成名，從此迎來(lái)了創(chuàng)作的豐收期。之后，《發(fā)明的故事》、《圣經(jīng)的故事》、《美國(guó)的故事》、《房龍地理》（又名《人類(lèi)的家園》）、《人類(lèi)的藝術(shù)》、《寬容》（又名《人類(lèi)的解放》）、《與世界偉人談心》、《倫勃朗傳》、《荷蘭共和國(guó)興衰史》、《太平洋的故事》等幾十部著作陸續(xù)出版，幾乎本本暢銷(xiāo)，飲譽(yù)世界，許多國(guó)家都翻譯出版了他的作品?？梢哉f(shuō)，房龍一生出版的30余種著作，將人類(lèi)各方面的歷史幾乎全都復(fù)述了一遍?！　》魁?jiān)趯W(xué)問(wèn)和文學(xué)上堅(jiān)持文人主義的立場(chǎng)，并逐漸形成了一套自己的理解和表達(dá)方式。他認(rèn)為：“凡學(xué)問(wèn)一到穿上專(zhuān)家的拖鞋，躲進(jìn)了它的‘精舍’，而把它鞋子上的泥土作肥料去的時(shí)候，它就宣布自己預(yù)備死了。與人隔絕的知識(shí)生活是引到毀滅去的?！币虼耍钊霚\出地將艱深枯燥的學(xué)問(wèn)化作輕松風(fēng)趣的精神食糧，成了房龍作品的顯著特征。

內(nèi)容概要

太平洋是世界上最浩瀚、遼闊的大洋，它給予人類(lèi)的不僅是湛藍(lán)的、深不可測(cè)的景觀或者具有摧毀性威力的風(fēng)暴，而且還有無(wú)數(shù)寶藏和資源。房龍以其深厚的學(xué)養(yǎng)和語(yǔ)言功底，將幾百年來(lái)航海家們的偉大功績(jī)娓娓道來(lái)，告訴我們太平洋的一個(gè)又一個(gè)奧秘是怎樣被發(fā)現(xiàn)的，不但充滿了綺麗的異國(guó)情調(diào)，而且蘊(yùn)涵著豐富的人生哲理。 本書(shū)中，作者以新的視野講述了發(fā)現(xiàn)太平洋的歷史過(guò)程：從巴拿馬地峽到靜靜的達(dá)連山，從波利尼西亞人對(duì)太平洋最早發(fā)現(xiàn)到麥哲倫等人的航海之旅，從新大陸探險(xiǎn)的狂熱到由此引發(fā)的造成數(shù)萬(wàn)歐洲人破產(chǎn)的大騙局，從復(fù)活節(jié)島上的奇跡到《魯濱遜漂流記》主人公原型的真實(shí)生活……。簡(jiǎn)潔優(yōu)美的文字，再配上房龍親手繪制的插圖，將給你的閱讀帶來(lái)無(wú)窮樂(lè)趣。     本書(shū)為英文原版。

作者簡(jiǎn)介

房龍（Hendrik Willem Van Loon，1882-1944），荷裔美國(guó)著名通俗歷史學(xué)家。善于用輕巧俏皮的文字，撰寫(xiě)歷史、文化、文明、科學(xué)等方面的通俗歷史著作。向人類(lèi)的無(wú)知與偏執(zhí)挑戰(zhàn)，將知識(shí)與真理普及為人所共知的常識(shí)。一生中出版了三十余種書(shū)籍，單槍匹馬地將人類(lèi)各方面的歷史幾乎全都復(fù)述一遍。其中《寬容》、《人類(lèi)的故事》、《房龍地理》（即《人類(lèi)的家園》）等暢銷(xiāo)著作，影響了幾代人。     郁達(dá)夫曾說(shuō)，房龍的筆有一種魔力，干燥無(wú)味的科學(xué)常識(shí)經(jīng)他那么一寫(xiě)，無(wú)論大人小孩，讀他書(shū)的人都覺(jué)得娓娓忘倦了。

書(shū)籍目錄

VAN LOON'S GEOGRAPHYFOREWORDJUST A MOMENT BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER WHILE I TELL　YOU HOW TO USE THIS BOOK1  AND THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE WORLD　WE LIVE IN2  A DEFINITION OF THE WORD GEOGRAPHY AND HOW I SHALL　APPLY IT IN THE PRESENT VOLUME3  OUR PLANET: ITS HABITS, CUSTOMS AND MANNERS4  MAPS. A VERY BRIEF CHAPTER UPON A VERY BIG AND　FASCINATING SUBJECT. TOGETHER WITH A FEW OBSERVATIONS　ON THE WAY PEOPLE SLOWLY LEARNED HOW TO FIND THEIR　WAY ON THIS PLANET OF OURS5  THE SEASONS AND HOW THEY HAPPEN6  CONCERNING THE LITTLE SPOTS OF DRY LAND ON THIS　PLANET AND WHY SOME OF THEM ARE CALLED　CONTINENTS WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT7  OF THE DISCOVERY OF EUROPE AND THE SORT OF PEOPLE　WHO LIVE IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD8  GREECE, THE ROCKY PROMONTORY OF THE EASTERN　MEDITERRANEAN WHICH ACTED AS THE CONNECTING　LINK  BETWEEN  THE  OLD  ASIA  AND  THE  NEW  EUROPE9  ITALY, THE  COUNTRY  WHICH  DUE  TO  ITS  GEOGRAPHICAL　SITUATION  COULD  PLAY  THE  ROLE  OF A  SEA-POWER　OR  A  LAND-POWER, AS  THE  OCCASION  DEMANDED10 SPAIN, WHERE  AFRICA  AND  EUROPE  CLASHED11 FRANCE, THE  COUNTRY  THAT  HAS  EVERYTHING  IT WANTS12 BELGIUM, A  COUNTRY  CREATED  BY  SCRAPS  OF  PAPER  AND　RICH  IN  EVERYTHING  EXCEPT INTERNAL  HARMONY13 LUXEMBURG, THE  HISTORICAL CURIOSITY14 SWITZERLAND, THE  COUNTRY  OF  HIGH  MOUNTAINS,　EXCELLENT SCHOOLS  AND  A  UNIFIED  PEOPLE　WHO  SPEAK  FOUR  DIFFERENT  LANGUAGES15 GERMANY, THE  NATION  THAT WAS  FOUNDED  TOO  LATE16 AUSTRIA, THE COUNTRY THAT NOBODY APPRECIATED　UNTIL IT  NO  LONGER  EXISTED17 DENMARK, AN  OBJECT  LESSON  IN  CERTAIN  ADVANTAGES　OF SMALL COUNTRIES  OVER  LARGE  ONES18 ICELAND, AN  INTERESTING  POLITICAL LABORATORY　IN  THE  ARCTIC  OCEAN19 THE  SCANDINAVIAN  PENINSULA,　THE TERRITORY  OCCUPIED　BY  THE  KINGDOMS  OF SWEDEN  AND  NORWAY20 THE  NETHERLANDS, THE  SWAMP  ON  THE  BANKS  OF THE　NORTH  SEA  THAT  BECAME  AN  EMPIRE21 GREAT  BRITAIN, AN  ISLAND  OFF THE  DUTCH  COAST　WHICH  IS  RESPONSIBLE  FOR THE  HAPPINESS  OF　FULLY ONE-QUARTER OF THE HUMAN RACE22 RUSSIA,　THE  COUNTRY  WHICH  WAS  PREVENTED  BY　ITS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION FROM EVER FINDING　OUT WHETHER  IT WAS  PART  OF  EUROPE  OR  OF  ASIA23 POLAND, THE COUNTRY THAT HAD ALWAYS SUFFERED　FROM  BEING  A  CORRIDOR  AND  THEREFORE  NOW  HAS　A  CORRIDOR  OF ITS  OWN24 CZECHOSLOVAKIA, A  PRODUCT OF THE  TREATY  OF　VERSAILLES25 YUGOSLAVIA, ANOTHER  PRODUCT OF THE  TREATY  OF　VERSAILLES26 BULGARIA, THE  SOUNDEST OF ALL BALKAN  COUNTRIES,　WHOSE  BUTTERFLY-COLLECTING  KING  BET  ON  THE  WRONG　HORSE  DURING THE  GREAT WAR  AND  SUFFERED  THE　CONSEQUENCES27 ROMANIA, A  COUNTRY  WHICH  HAS  OIL AND  A  ROYAL　FAMILY28 HUNGARY, OR  WHAT  REMAINS  OF IT29 FINLAND, ANOTHER  EXAMPLE  OF  WHAT  HARD  WORK　AND  INTELLIGENCE  CAN  ACHIEVE  AMID  HOSTILE　NATURAL SURROUNDINGS30 THE  DISCOVERY  OF ASIA31 WHAT ASIA  HAS  MEANT TO  THE  REST OF THE  WORLD32 THE  CENTRAL ASIATIC  HIGHLANDS33 THE  GREAT WESTERN  PLATEAU  OF  ASIA34 ARABIA -OR  WHEN  IS  A  PART  OF  ASIA  NOT A  PART  OF  ASIA35 INDIA, WHERE NATURE AND MAN ARE ENGAGED　IN MASS-PRODUCTION36 BURMA, SIAM, ANAM AND MALACCA,  WHICH OCCUPY　THE OTHER GREAT SOUTHERN PENINSULA OF ASIA37 THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA, THE GREAT PENINSULA OF EASTERN，ASIA38 KOREA, MONGOLIA39 THE JAPANESE EMPIRE40 THE PHILIPPINES,  AN OLD ADMINISTRATIVE PART OF MEXICO41 THE DUTCH EAST INDIES, THE TAIL THAT WAGS THE DOG42 AUSTRALIA, THE STEP-CHILD OF NATURE43 NEW ZEALAND44 THE ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC WHERE PEOPLE NEITHER　TOILED NOR SPUN BUT LIVED JUST THE SAME45 AFRICA, THE CONTINENT OF CONTRADICTIONS AND　CONTRASTS46 AMERICA, THE MOST FORTUNATE OF ALL47 A NEW WORLDTHE STORY OF THE PACIFIC　1  THE  PANAMA  CANAL　2  SILENT ON A BENCH IN DARIEN　3  THE PREHISTORIC PACIFIC　4  MORE GUESSWORK　5  THE EARLIEST HISTORY OF POLYNESIA　6  THE SECOND DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC　7  THE  QUEST OF THE  GREAT UNKNOWN  CONTINENT OF THE SOUTH　8  ABEL TASMAN PUTS NEW HOLLAND ON THE MAP　9  JACOB  ROGGEVEEN　10 CAPTAIN JAMES  COOK, R.N.

章節(jié)摘錄

　　4　MAPS．A VERY BRIEF CHAPTER UPoN A VERY BIG AND FASCINATING SUBJECT．TOGETHER WITH A FEW oBSERVATIoNS oN THE WAY PEOPLE SLoWLY LEARNED HoW To FIND THEIR WAY ON THIS PLANET oF oURS　　WE are SO accustomed to maps that it is almost impossible for us to imagine atime when there were no maps，when the notion of travelling according to a mapwas as foreign to mans conception of ultimate possibilities as the idea of traversingspace in the form of a mathematical formula would be to us today．　　The ancient Babylonians，who were such excellent geometrists that they couldmake a cadastral survey of their entire kingdom（that survey was made in 3800B．C．，or 2400 years before Moses was born），have left US a feW clay tabletscontaining what must have been an outline of their domains，but these were hardlymaps in our sense of the word．The Egyptians，in order to get every penny oftaxes they could sweat out of their hard-working subiects，also made a survey oftheir kingdom。which showed that they knew enough about practical mathematicsto perform this difficult task．BUt no maps in the modern sense of the word have SOfar been found in any of the royal sepulchres．　　The Greeks．the most curious-minded and nosey people of the ancient world．wrote endless treatises upon the SUbject of geography，but we know next to nothingabout their maps．Here and there in some great commercial center there seem tohave been engraved bronze tablets showing the best route to be followed if amerchant wanted to get from one part of the eastern Mediterranean to another．BUtnone of these tablets has ever been dug up and we have no idea what they lookedlike．Alexander the Great．who covered greater distances than any other humanbeing before him and very many after him．must have been possessed of a certain“geographical sense”.

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