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) (8 hr 19 min)

Chapitres

Preface 3:28 Lu par MaryAnn
General View of North America 10:11 Lu par BettyB
In our National Capital 10:02 Lu par BettyB
A Visit to the President and to the Halls of Congress 12:52 Lu par John Demetre
The Departments of the Government 15:34 Lu par John Demetre
Baltimore and our Oyster Beds 5:22 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
In Philadelphia -- A Visit to the Mint 9:42 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
New York and Some of its Wonders 11:56 Lu par BettyB
Our Foreign Commerce 15:08 Lu par BettyB
New England -- Commerce and Manufactures 13:58 Lu par BettyB
Among the Mountains and Lakes of New England 9:17 Lu par BettyB
In Boston 11:45 Lu par BettyB
From New England South by Steamer 15:03 Lu par BettyB
In the Land of Cotton 14:35 Lu par realisticspeakers
Among the Ricefields 8:14 Lu par BettyB
A Visit to a Turpentine Farm 8:34 Lu par BettyB
Florida and its Orange Groves 7:13 Lu par Garth Burton
Through the Mississippi Jetties to New Orleans 11:59 Lu par BettyB
A Visit to a Sugar Plantation 11:33 Lu par realisticspeakers
Up the Mississippi River to St. Louis 12:35 Lu par BettyB
Indian Corn and the Corn Belt 7:32 Lu par realisticspeakers
A Visit to a Great Wheat Farm 10:48 Lu par BettyB
A Journey on the Great Lakes 11:40 Lu par BettyB
The Iron and Copper Mines of Lake Superior 9:02 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Life in the Lumber Regions 7:40 Lu par Paige Al Qasem
Our Great Cities on the Lakes 8:20 Lu par BettyB
A Visit to Niagra Falls 10:47 Lu par BettyB
Travels in the Oil Regions 13:20 Lu par BettyB
Travels in the Coal Regions 11:45 Lu par BettyB
Pittsburg and its Iron Works 10:41 Lu par BettyB
The Greatest Lake Port in the World 13:15 Lu par MaryAnn
The Wonders and Treasures of the Rocky Mountain Region 10:21 Lu par BettyB
A Visit to a Gold Mine 10:11 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
A Day in a Silver Mine 11:40 Lu par J. M. Smallheer
Across the Rockies to Salt Lake 10:48 Lu par BettyB
The Fairyland of California 12:59 Lu par Andrea Kotzer
San Francisco and the Chinese 6:45 Lu par BettyB
The Pacific Northwest 8:16 Lu par BettyB
The Yellowstone National Park 8:06 Lu par BettyB
Amolng the Indians 11:20 Lu par BettyB
Alaska and the Seal Islands 12:25 Lu par BettyB
British America 11:53 Lu par BettyB
The Cities of Canada 16:25 Lu par BettyB
Spanish North America -- Mexico 12:11 Lu par BettyB
Travels in Mexico 13:18 Lu par BettyB
Central America 8:51 Lu par BettyB