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The Bombardment of Paradise
Book Launch
The Bombardment of Paradise, in its original English version, was launched at a public event held in the hall of the old
Anglican Church of Valparaiso, on January 25, 2011. Attended by more than 70
historians, journalists, students and interested members of the local community,
the launch was supported by the Departament of History of the Universidad
Adolfo Ibáñez and the Instituto
Chileno Británico de Cultura of
Valparaíso. The meeting was
introduced by Professor Rodrigo
Moreno Jeria of the Universidad
Adolfo Ibáñez who was recently
appointed to the the Academia
Chilena de la Historia. David Woods presented some elements of his book with
slides. He is pictured (right) with local painter and printmaker Jorge Martinez
Garcia who created an etching of Valparaiso Bay for the front cover of The
Bombardment of Paradise.
European pioneers on the Pacific Coast of South America