Across Unknown South America

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Across Unknown South America, by Arnold Henry Savage LandorThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Across Unknown South AmericaAuthor: Arnold Henry Savage LandorRelease Date: August 31, 2007 [EBook #22483]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ACROSS UNKNOWN SOUTH AMERICA ***Produced by Michael Ciesielski and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netCover ACROSS UNKNOWNSOUTH AMERICABYA. HENRY SAVAGE-LANDORWITH 2 MAPS, 8 COLOURED PLATES, AND 260 ILLUSTRATIONSFROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY THE AUTHORIN TWO VOLUMESHODDER AND STOUGHTONLONDON NEW YORK TORONTO The Author.The Author. Printed in 1913Copyright in the United States of Americaby A. Henry Savage-LandorTHIS WORK IS DEDICATEDtoTHE PEOPLEof theGREAT BRAZILIAN REPUBLICCONTENTSVOL. IChapter Paragraph Description Pp.  PREFACE v-xiii  CONTENTS xv-xviii  LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS xix-xxivThe Heart of Brazil—Brazil, its Size and its Immense Wealth—I Rio de Janeiro—Brazilian Men of Genius—São Paulo—The 1-25Bandeirantes—The Paulista RailwayII Coffee—The Dumont Railway 26-37III On the Mogyana Railway 38-51The Terminus of the Railway—An Unpleasant Incident—TheIV 52-68Purchase of Animals—On the March with the ...