Recollections of Four Years in VenezuelaH.S. King & Company, 1876 - 303 páginas |
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Charles Daniel Dance. RIVER SCENE - VENEZUELA . Frontispiece . 2261 Koford Gift Bancroft THIS LITTLE BOOK I DEDICATE IN.
Charles Daniel Dance. RIVER SCENE - VENEZUELA . Frontispiece . 2261 Koford Gift Bancroft THIS LITTLE BOOK I DEDICATE IN.
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... LIST OF ILLUSTRATION S. RIVER SCENE - VENEZUELA , Frontispiece . 66 LIONS AT MATING SEASON , " p . 49 THE DISTURBERS OF OUR SLEEP , P. 49 MAP , P. 304 RECOLLECTIONS OF FOUR YEARS IN VENEZUELA . CHAPTER I. ARRIVAL xii Contents .
... LIST OF ILLUSTRATION S. RIVER SCENE - VENEZUELA , Frontispiece . 66 LIONS AT MATING SEASON , " p . 49 THE DISTURBERS OF OUR SLEEP , P. 49 MAP , P. 304 RECOLLECTIONS OF FOUR YEARS IN VENEZUELA . CHAPTER I. ARRIVAL xii Contents .
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... river , we passed a little island , and later arrived at the confluence of the San Juan and Guarapiche , where an island forms three cañas - Caña San Juan , Caña Frances , and Caña Colorado ; and ultimately we arrived at La Ceiba ...
... river , we passed a little island , and later arrived at the confluence of the San Juan and Guarapiche , where an island forms three cañas - Caña San Juan , Caña Frances , and Caña Colorado ; and ultimately we arrived at La Ceiba ...
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... river , or one day's journey by land . The pro- prietor deals largely in oxen , which are periodi- cally driven down over the savannahs by a road made for the purpose . The two shipping places are the Embarcadero , a mile higher up the ...
... river , or one day's journey by land . The pro- prietor deals largely in oxen , which are periodi- cally driven down over the savannahs by a road made for the purpose . The two shipping places are the Embarcadero , a mile higher up the ...
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... river turns with a sharp bend . Towards the western bank which forms the outer angle , there runs a creek into the river , and as the waters of the river and the creek meet with considerable force , an eddy is formed which is dangerous ...
... river turns with a sharp bend . Towards the western bank which forms the outer angle , there runs a creek into the river , and as the waters of the river and the creek meet with considerable force , an eddy is formed which is dangerous ...
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