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Carpenter's Geographical Reader: North America

by Frank G. CARPENTER (1855 - 1924)

Among the Mountains and Lakes of New England

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)

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Listen next episodes of Carpenter's Geographical Reader: North America:
A Day in a Silver Mine , A Journey on the Great Lakes , A Visit to a Gold Mine , A Visit to a Great Wheat Farm , A Visit to a Sugar Plantation , A Visit to a Turpentine Farm , A Visit to Niagra Falls , Across the Rockies to Salt Lake , Alaska and the Seal Islands , Amolng the Indians , Among the Ricefields , British America , Central America , Florida and its Orange Groves , From New England South by Steamer , In Boston , In the Land of Cotton , Indian Corn and the Corn Belt , Life in the Lumber Regions , Our Great Cities on the Lakes , Pittsburg and its Iron Works , San Francisco and the Chinese , Spanish North America -- Mexico , The Cities of Canada , The Fairyland of California , The Greatest Lake Port in the World , The Iron and Copper Mines of Lake Superior , The Pacific Northwest , The Wonders and Treasures of the Rocky Mountain Region , The Yellowstone National Park , Through the Mississippi Jetties to New Orleans , Travels in Mexico , Travels in the Coal Regions , Travels in the Oil Regions , Up the Mississippi River to St. Louis