About this book
“The legion that never was listed,” The soft-lilting rhythm and song, The starlight, and shadowy tropics, The palms—and all that belong; The unknown that ever persisted In dreams that were epics of bliss, Of glory and gain without effort— And the visions have faded, like this. -- (Excerpt from the opening poem, "The Tropics"
Chapters (26)
1CHAPTER I OLD PANAMA, AGAMEMNON, AND THE GENIAL PICAROON
2CHAPTER II THE FIGHTING WHALE AND CHINAMEN IN THE CHICKEN COOP
3CHAPTER III THROUGH A TROPICAL QUARANTINE
4CHAPTER IV A FORCED MARCH ACROSS THE DESERT OF ATACAMA
5CHAPTER V AREQUIPA THE CITY OF CHURCHES
6CHAPTER VI THROUGH THE INCA COUNTRY
7CHAPTER VII OUT OF LA PAZ BY PACK TRAIN
8CHAPTER VIII THE BACK TRAIL AMONG THE AYMARAS
9CHAPTER IX OVER THE FIRST GREAT PASS
10CHAPTER X THE TOLL GATE AND MAPIRI
11CHAPTER XI WAITING FOR THE LECCOS
12CHAPTER XII OFF ON THE LONG DRIFT
13CHAPTER XIII THE LECCO TRIBE
14CHAPTER XIV DRIFTING DOWN THE RIO MAPIRI
15CHAPTER XV SHOOTING THE RATAMA
16CHAPTER XVI OPENING UP THE JUNGLE
17CHAPTER XVII TWENTY-THREE DAYS AGAINST THE CURRENT
18CHAPTER XVIII BY PACK MULE THROUGH THE JUNGLE
19CHAPTER XIX THE INDIAN UPRISING
20CHAPTER XX AMBUSHED BY LADRONES
21CHAPTER XXI THE MUSIC OF THE AYMARÁS
22CHAPTER XXII BACK HOME
23CHAPTER XXIII OFF ACROSS THE CONTINENT IN A BATALON
24CHAPTER XXIV THROUGH THE RUBBER COUNTRY
25CHAPTER XXV A NEW CREW AND ANOTHER BATALON
26CHAPTER XXVI THE FALLS OF THE MADEIRA AND HOME
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