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)

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