Carpenter's Geographical Reader: North America
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The purpose of this book is to give to its readers a living knowledge of some of the wonders of the country and continent in which they live. Upon a personally conducted tour they are taken by the author through the most characteristic parts of the North American continent. They travel through the United States, British America, Mexico, and Central America, studying the most interesting features of life and work among the people of each country, learning how they are governed, and what they do in order to live. Much information is also given concerning the natural resources and the physical features of the countries visited. (From the preface)
Bölümler (45)
1General View of North America
2In our National Capital
3A Visit to the President and to the Halls of Congress
4The Departments of the Government
5Baltimore and our Oyster Beds
6In Philadelphia -- A Visit to the Mint
7New York and Some of its Wonders
8Our Foreign Commerce
9New England -- Commerce and Manufactures
10Among the Mountains and Lakes of New England
11In Boston
12From New England South by Steamer
13In the Land of Cotton
14Among the Ricefields
15A Visit to a Turpentine Farm
16Florida and its Orange Groves
17Through the Mississippi Jetties to New Orleans
18A Visit to a Sugar Plantation
19Up the Mississippi River to St. Louis
20Indian Corn and the Corn Belt
21A Visit to a Great Wheat Farm
22A Journey on the Great Lakes
23The Iron and Copper Mines of Lake Superior
24Life in the Lumber Regions
25Our Great Cities on the Lakes
26A Visit to Niagra Falls
27Travels in the Oil Regions
28Travels in the Coal Regions
29Pittsburg and its Iron Works
30The Greatest Lake Port in the World
31The Wonders and Treasures of the Rocky Mountain Region
32A Visit to a Gold Mine
33A Day in a Silver Mine
34Across the Rockies to Salt Lake
35The Fairyland of California
36San Francisco and the Chinese
37The Pacific Northwest
38The Yellowstone National Park
39Amolng the Indians
40Alaska and the Seal Islands
41British America
42The Cities of Canada
43Spanish North America -- Mexico
44Travels in Mexico
45Central America


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