Tail of the Hemisphere - Chile & Argentina

by Frank G. Carpenter

39 chapters8h 15mEnglish1925

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Visiting Chile and Argentina on the continent of South America the author gives the reader an eyewitness account of the people, culture, industries, religions and native life of these two countries. - Summary by Betty B

Chapters (39)

1Just A Word Before We Start

191

2Chile's Andean Gateway

800

3In the Nitrate Desert

921

4The Chile of Today

1285

5Yankee Enterprise on the West Coast

766

6The Nerve Centre of the West Coast

984

7How the Republic is Governed

707

8Among the Chilenos

766

9Big Farms of the Central Valley

529

10Winter Fruits for American Tables

842

11Concepcion and the Lota Mines

602

12The Story of the Araucanians

803

13South Deutschland

724

14The Railroad Backbone of Chile

791

15Through the Strait of Magellan

1301

16The Southernmost City of the World

765

17Tierra del Fuego

818

18In the Falkland Islands

886

19Over the Andes by Rail

796

20A Vineyard Oasis

813

21Across the Pampas

418

22Argentina and the United States Compared

472

23Buenos Aires

813

24High Life in the Capital

977

25With the Workers

715

26The Government of the Republic

707

27Settlers and Swallows

865

28Our Oppurtunity in Argentina

1133

29A Day on an Estancia

1069

30Beef and Butter for our Markets

861

31Mainly about Horses

692

32Wheat Lands of the Parana

493

33The Terrible Locust

520

34The World's Second Sheep Country

691

35The Condor and the Ostrich

370

36The National Sugar Bowl

578

37Land Barons at the Seaside

880

38Argentine Railways

723

39Building a New Empire

680

Tail of the Hemisphere - Chile & Argentina

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Chapters (39)

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