Download or read book South America Its Lands Its Peoples and Its Problems Classic Reprint written by Charles E. Chapman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from South America: Its Lands, Its Peoples and Its Problems Take another factor. In 1810 there was no legitimate foreign trade at all, outside of the meagre trade with Spain. There was agreat deal of smuggling, but all of it together was small as compared to the volume today, . In 1905 the total foreign trade of all Hispanic America, north and south, was three billion dol lars - equal to the combined foreign trade of the United States and Canada! There are the figures for 1905. Does it sound to you as if that drummer reported properly? He reported that there was no sense in going in there; that there was nothing to it. I am supposed to say a little something about contemporary problems. Those countries are all republics and democracies in name. But in fact, in varying degrees to be sure, they amount to what we would call aristocracies. The families prominent in the colonial era are prominent today. They are the power behind the throne. In some of the countries where revolutions still occur they are the result of quarrels between different factions of the aristocracy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book South America Its Lands Its Peoples and Its Problems written by Charles Edward Chapman and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book South American Problems Classic Reprint written by Robert E. Speer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-02-19 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from South American Problems This ancient pre-inca civilization disappeared cen turies before the discovery of America. Its remains, however, were scattered over the whole Andean plateau and on this base of an ancient culture, not entirely lost in its efiects, although its remembrance had disappeared from the memory of men, a new era of splendor easily revived under the dominion of the Incas.1 Prescott's History of the Conquest of Peru presents the classic picture of the Inca civili zation, but it is hard to separate fact from fable in the authorities on which all such accounts must be based. The Incas had no written language or litera ture, and while there exist ancient chronicles writ ten by some of the conquerors and missionaries it is impossible to place absolute confidence in these narratives. 2 So that the real character of the em pire of the Incas and the conditions of the South American people at the time of the Spanish conquest are but uncertainly known to us. It seems clear, however, that there was a widespread, socialistic, theocratic civilization organized and administered by the Incas, and reaching from Colombia to central Chile and the Argentine. Wonderful schemes of irrigation and not less wonderful systems of roads were con structed. Armies were organized which brought the whole Andean plateau under the Inca sovereigns, who appear to have possessed from the eleventh century. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book South America written by James Franklin Chamberlain and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from South America: A Supplementary Geography In the city of Washington, District of Columbia, there stands a beautiful building of white marble. This is the home of the Pan American Union, an organization that represents twenty-one American re publics and has for its purpose the furthering of their mutual knowledge, interest and helpfulness. Under the leadership of Director General John Barrett, the great work of bringing these countries into more sympathetic relations is going-steadily forward. As one means of realizing its purpose, the Pan American Union publishes an illustrated monthly magazine descriptive of all the Central and South American countries, and it issues numerous reports Showing their progress and development. It is, in short, a great international bureau of information, where everybody can have questions answered in regard to the countries lying south of the United States as well as about the United States itself, and it will always welcome inquiries from the school children of the United States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Earth and Its Inhabitants Vol 1 written by Élisée Reclus and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Earth and Its Inhabitants, Vol. 1: South America Nor have physical geographers failed to notice the resemblance in the contour lines of the two main sections of the New World itself, both of triangular form, with apex pointing southwards, and with orographic and hydrographic systems presenting many features in common. Here the chief contrasts between the northern and southern divisions are in fact, mainly due to the differences of latitude, compared with which the diversities of outline are of relatively slight importance. Such diversities, however, require to be carefully noted. South America, with far more clearly marked periphery, is sharply limited in the north-west by the fluvial valley of the Atrato, which is connected by a very low pass with the marshy gulf of San Juan. Thus the continent, taken as a whole, may be regarded as a vast insular region somewhat analogous to Australia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Understanding South America Classic Reprint written by Clayton Sedgwick Cooper and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding South America is a book written by author and world traveller Clayton Sedgwick Cooper. This title is intended to be an introduction for American audiences to the continent and people of South America. Understanding South America assumes a broad approach to examining South America. The author travelled the country interacting with the locals in many different countries and communities, and has constructed this book around tales of these travels. The ultimate purpose of the book is to reveal the tendencies and conditions of the lives of South American people. The book examines many different peoples, including chapters on Germans in South America, Peruvians, Cuzco and the modern aboriginal, Argentines, the men of Brazil, and many more topics. Some countries are explored in great depth, such as Brazil, while others receive only cursory mention. Illustrations are also included, which assist the author in contextualizing some of his writings. Understanding South America is a noble early attempt at profiling the continent of South America and the varied peoples that make up its population. While the author is not immune to the colonial attitudes that are so pervasive in works of this nature written in the early twentieth century, Cooper does his best to provide an honest evaluation of his experiences. The strength of the title is the author's handling of various cultures as their own distinct groups, and not painting the entire continent with a single brush. Readers interested in learning about the attitudes of Americans towards South America in the early twentieth century will surely find Understanding South America to be a fascinating read. The book is rich in historical context, and the narrative penned by Cooper is entertaining. This title is a worthwhile addition to the library of anybody interested in South American studies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book South America Classic Reprint written by W. H. Koebel and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-07 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from South America The history of a continent such as South America, con fined to the limits of a single volume of moderate size, must of necessity contain some elements of mere survey. Nevertheless, since in no other but a condensed form could the respective strides achieved by the various nations of this continent be satisfactorily judged and compared, the author is encouraged to hope that this small work may fill in one of the most obvious of the many gaps in the English versions of South American history. He has endeavoured to lay stress on the trend of the authorities and peoples in question rather than to emphasize the rigid succession of Governors and Presi dents. In the same way, since space has had to be con sidered, it was thought desirable to introduce at any length only those personalities notable for their actions and intrinsic influence, leaving in the background those others whose only claim to the interest of posterity lies in the weight of the Office they held. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Other Americans written by Arthur Ruhl and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Other Americans: The Cities, the Countries, and Especially the People of South America If the line which your eye takes looking down the hill from Fifth Avenue toward Madison Square were con tinued far enough straight south, it would hit South America near the west coast of Peru. Practically all of the continent would be east of that line - from there to Cape St. Roque is as far as from New York to San Francisco; from Cartagena in the Caribbean to Punta Arenas in Patagonia is as far as from Key West to the North Pole. There are nearly half a million more square miles within those extremes than in all of North America - and people ask, What kind of weather do they have down there! On the Fourth of July in Bolivia I saw a new railroad opened in a whirling snow storm, and two mornings afterward the thermometer on the hotel porch stood within four degrees of zero; a month later in Rio, in more or less the same latitude, one wilted in a muggy heat as oppressive as any we have in the dog-days here in New York. No more can one generalize about the people or their countries. In Bahia, on the Brazilian coast, probably not more than one man Out of ten is white; in Peruvian towns, in a corresponding latitude on the west coast, a negro is less often seen than in Boston. There is as much dif ference between the lazy lotus Caribbean coast and Tierra del Fuego as between Mandalay and the Straits of Kamchatka. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The States of South America 1920 written by Charles Domville-Fife and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-09 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The States of South America, 1920: Land of Opportunity, a Complete Geographical, Descriptive, Economic and Commercial Survey The fact that the Republic of Guatemala is the most important State of Central America, and the probable federation of the States of the Isthmus, have made the inclusion of a description of this country and its resources, together with an account of the first steps taken towards the union of all the adjoining Republics, seem not only advisable but necessary in order to give a clear account of the conditions and trend of events in Central America, which is slowly following the same line of pro gress as South America, and is but another indi cation of the general prosperity of the great States of this continent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Stories of South America written by E. C. Brooks and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Stories of South America: Historical and Geographical Our schools have neglected too long to instruct our youth in the history and natural resources Of the South American republics. Most of the literature on South America published in this country consists of books of travel, which, as such, are unsuitable as texts for our elementary or secondary schools. The rising generation, however, should know that near our southern limits lies a continent that has a history as interest ing as that of the ancient Greeks and Romans and as' enter taining as that of any nation of modern Europe. They should know that within this century these South American republics may possibly become our greatest competitors in the commerce of the world and share the prestige of demonstrating the pur pose Of democratic government. They should know that many of our own citizens have moved to South America and established colonies in the Amazon valley and elsewhere; and they may ask, as our country becomes more and more thickly populated, whether the surplus from North America will not go to enlarge the peoples of South America. Careful students of the movements of population predict that, in the time to come, great nations will develop on the southern continent which will surpass any now existing in.the Old world. These will be our nearest neighbors; yet of their civilization, past and present, our children know practically nothing. On the other hand, the youth of South America are taught in the schools to speak our language, to understand our civilization, to appreciate our form of government, and to study our resources. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The History of South America From Its Discovery to the Present Time Classic Reprint written by Alfred Joseph Deberle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-22 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of South America From Its Discovery to the Present Time The Scandinavians settled successively in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, as well as in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, keeping up communications with these countries until the middle of the fourteenth century, when they fell off and ceased because Greenland had become a desert through the Black Death, the ice preventing renewed communications with it until 1721, when a new colony settled there. Whether this or something else were the cause of the interruption of communications between the two countries, certainly, in the fifteenth century, the traces, even if not the memory, of America had been completely lost. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The History of North and South America From Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Richard Snowden and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-26 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of North and South America, From Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington, Vol. 1 of 2 To compose such a historical epitome scattered materials, is a difficulty of such to discourage the attempt; and to abridge an original, where there is nothing super uous, nothing the reader would wish omitted, is a design, which to many will seem to border on temerity. But this abridgement has been preferred, as it is attended with the least chance of disappoint ment; and to borrow is not dishonorable, when the obligation is candidly acknowledged. In what relates to South America, dr. Robertson's history has, therefore, been implicitly followed. His arrangement of the subject, his chronological order, and his very style have been adopted, as the best that can be chosen. To condense his details, to introduce only the most prominent and characteristic events, has been the principal effort, and invariable purpose of the epitomiser: endeavouring as he progressed, to preserve nu broken, the connexion and continuity of events; and in the A? Whole, to present the reader with a brief, but interesting view, of one of the most important aras in the annals of the world. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Download or read book The Republics of Central and South America Their Resources Industries Sociology and Future Classic Reprint written by C. Reginald Enock and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Republics of Central, and South America, Their Resources, Industries, Sociology and Future Since the publication of the first edition of the present work, there has been comparatively little change in the general circumstances of the Latin American republics. Political and social development is Slow in such com munities, notwithstanding frequent - and often violent change of government, whilst trade activities (often erro neously held to be synonymous with economic growth) have fluctuated in sympathy with general world-conditions. In the Great War the majority of the Latin American States Showed their sympathy with the Allied cause, both realising its justice and displaying their worldly wisdom. Some, however, remained neutral, and there were not wanting certain adverse elements. The populations of these lands increase slowly, except as regards those few into which European immigration is more marked. With regard to the needful uplifting of the great poor and illiterate bulk of folk, which involves all but a relatively small pro portion of the inhabitants of the Central and South American republics, with Mexico, it cannot be said that their rulers have in general awakened to the fact that this is the main problem of government. There is, however, some improving tendency as regards education and the status of the manual worker; but, on the other hand, industrial unrest and the growth of revolutionary socialistic doctrine more than keep pace, as is inevitable, with this growth. In the field of manufacturing industry home manufacture as against importation shows some increase, but the foreign merchant may nevertheless draw some satisfaction from the increased demand by a growing wealthy native class for articles of foreign luxury. The Latin American States cannot expect to become great by reason of commercial resources, as fully discussed in this book; but so far those elements which may make for a truer civilisation in this part of the world emerge but slowly. However, the general conditions, physical and commercial, of these little-understood nations are full of interest, and especially so to the British and North American people; a fact which is borne out by the constant demand for books dealing therewith in England and the United States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Illustrated South America written by William Dickson Boyce and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-04 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Illustrated South America: A Chicago Publisher's Travels and Investigations in the Republics of South America, With Photographs of People and Scenes From the Isthmus of Panama to the Straits of Magellan The fact that human progress has followed the sun's course long since gave rise to the famous phrase, "Westward the star of empire takes its way." Round the world from old Asia, pressing forward through thousands of years, the rising tide of civilization has followed the sunset; across Western Asia, Continental Europe, through the British Isles, across North America to the Pacific coast, across the ocean to Japan, and across Japan to China, in old Asia, where modern progress is now sweeping away the ancient order of things. Having completed the circle of the globe, the human stream of civilization is broadening, flowing off into the open spaces, chiefly to the southward. In Africa and South America is found the greatest amount of open or sparsely settled space; toward those fields the human tide of power and progress is flowing. Will we presently be saying, "Southward the star of empire takes its way?" Perhaps. Certainly, in the centuries to come, in Africa and South America great nations will flourish, possibly greater nations than the world has ever known; hence, those continents and their opportunities and present state of development become vastly important and interesting. Because the greater part of South America lies in the tropics, the very thought of it arouses the imagination. Like Africa, it is a country of astounding contrasts, and for that reason invites and interests the traveler. Topographically, South America contains enormous table-lands that are beautiful and tillable, contrasted with almost impassable mountain ranges and miasmatic lowlands and vast forest-choked valleys; politically, in some sections statesmanship has changed once chaotic elements into peace and order, in other regions the violence of revolution is still in action; socially, there is every contrast conceivable from semi-barbarism and peonage to refinement and riches, and from bloody outlawry to the unselfish followers of the Man of Galilee. Hence this quarter of the world is exceedingly interesting to read about. There arc numerous special aspects of South America that attract travelers. In truth, one can find unusual material there for almost any sort of investigation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book If I Ran the Zoo written by Dr. Seuss and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1950 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerald tells of the very unusual animals he would add to the zoo, if he were in charge.
Download or read book The History of North and South America Vol 1 of 2 written by Richard Snowden and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-19 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of North and South America, Vol. 1 of 2: From Its Discovery to the Death of General Washington State of the British colonies in 1763, 1 British parliament lay-duties on goods imported into the colonies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book South America written by Isaiah Bowman and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-18 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from South America: A Geography Reader South America, even more than Africa, has for years been the Dark Continent to the average teacher. Its geographic literature _is meager, and much of it is in Span ish, Portuguese, and German. Where can the teacher go for a lively description of the long desert of Atacama? Until the English edition of Brazil by Pierre Denis was published (191 r), where could be found a real explanation of the geographic provinces of that country? To-day the best work on the Argentine is in French; and the best brief description of the high plateaus of Bolivia and Peru is in German. It is impossible for the busy teacher in the public schools to gather from the best books, even if lists of. Them were available, the material for good work on the. Geography of South America. The aim of this little book is to put into convenient form for elementary students some of the material I have gathered during the past ten years of study and travel. It is not a handbook. It does not pretend to cover all parts of the continent in the same detail. I have chosen those subjects that appear to me to be most interesting or most important in the present state of knowledge of South America. N 0 one who writes a book worth reading applies a foot rule to his subject. I conceive that an excellent geography of any continent might be written for children which dealt only with houses or dress or villages or roads. No one carries, or indeed could carry, into his maturer years a well-proportioned knowledge of grammar school subjects. That some knowledge should stick and that it should be sound and important - these are the chief considerations. So the question of presentation is. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
