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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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface
03:28 - Chapter 2
General View of North America
10:11 - Chapter 3
In our National Capital
10:02 - Chapter 4
A Visit to the President and to the Halls of Congress
12:52 - Chapter 5
The Departments of the Government
15:34 - Chapter 6
Baltimore and our Oyster Beds
05:22 - Chapter 7
In Philadelphia -- A Visit to the Mint
09:42 - Chapter 8
New York and Some of its Wonders
11:56 - Chapter 9
Our Foreign Commerce
15:08 - Chapter 10
New England -- Commerce and Manufactures
13:58 - Chapter 11
Among the Mountains and Lakes of New England
09:17 - Chapter 12
In Boston
11:45 - Chapter 13
From New England South by Steamer
15:03 - Chapter 14
In the Land of Cotton
14:35 - Chapter 15
Among the Ricefields
08:14 - Chapter 16
A Visit to a Turpentine Farm
08:34 - Chapter 17
Florida and its Orange Groves
07:13 - Chapter 18
Through the Mississippi Jetties to New Orleans
11:59 - Chapter 19
A Visit to a Sugar Plantation
11:33 - Chapter 20
Up the Mississippi River to St. Louis
12:35 - Chapter 21
Indian Corn and the Corn Belt
07:32 - Chapter 22
A Visit to a Great Wheat Farm
10:48 - Chapter 23
A Journey on the Great Lakes
11:40 - Chapter 24
The Iron and Copper Mines of Lake Superior
09:02 - Chapter 25
Life in the Lumber Regions
07:40 - Chapter 26
Our Great Cities on the Lakes
08:20 - Chapter 27
A Visit to Niagra Falls
10:47 - Chapter 28
Travels in the Oil Regions
13:20 - Chapter 29
Travels in the Coal Regions
11:45 - Chapter 30
Pittsburg and its Iron Works
10:41 - Chapter 31
The Greatest Lake Port in the World
13:15 - Chapter 32
The Wonders and Treasures of the Rocky Mountain Region
10:21 - Chapter 33
A Visit to a Gold Mine
10:11 - Chapter 34
A Day in a Silver Mine
11:40 - Chapter 35
Across the Rockies to Salt Lake
10:48 - Chapter 36
The Fairyland of California
12:59 - Chapter 37
San Francisco and the Chinese
06:45 - Chapter 38
The Pacific Northwest
08:16 - Chapter 39
The Yellowstone National Park
08:06 - Chapter 40
Amolng the Indians
11:20 - Chapter 41
Alaska and the Seal Islands
12:25 - Chapter 42
British America
11:53 - Chapter 43
The Cities of Canada
16:25 - Chapter 44
Spanish North America -- Mexico
12:11 - Chapter 45
Travels in Mexico
13:18 - Chapter 46
Central America
08:51