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    Across the Andes (Unabridged)

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    The legion that never was listed, The soft-lilting rhythm and song, The starlight, and shadowy tropics, The palms—and all that belong; The unknown that ever persisted In dreams that were epics of bliss, Of glory and gain without effort— And the visions have faded, like this. ... Read more

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  • Across the Andes

    "Across the Andes" by Charles Johnson Post is an adventurous tale that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the majestic Andes mountains. The story follows a group of explorers as they navigate the treacherous terrain, encountering breathtaking landscapes and diverse cultures along the way. Post's vivid descriptions and engaging narrative style immerse readers in the rich history and ... Read more

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  • Across the Andes

    A Tale of Wandering Days Among the Mountains of Bolivia and the Jungles of the Upper Amazon (IIlustrations)

    Example in this ebookCHAPTER IOLD PANAMA, AGAMEMNON, AND THE GENIAL PICAROONIt was in Panama—the old Panama—and in front of the faded and blistered hotel that I met him again. A bare-footed, soft-voiced mozo had announced that a person, a somebody, was awaiting me below. Down in the broken-tiled lobby a soured, saffron clerk pointed scornfully to the outside. Silhouetted against the hot shimmer ... Read more

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  • The Little War Of Private Post: An Artist-Soldier's Memoir Of The Spanish-American War

    THE LITTLE WAR OF PRIVATE POST is a stirring, funny, brave, sympathetic piece of Americana—the memoir of a foot soldier in the Spanish-American War who happened also to be a first-rate artist, carrying a sketchbook along with his gun. It is a GI's view of the invasion of Cuba in June 1898, from the moment that Charles Johnson Post passed the jumping test, the coughing test and the eyesight test ... Read more

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  • Horse Packing

    A Manual of Pack Transportation

    Horse packing-using horses (and sometimes mules) as a form of conveyance for supplies and goods-was once a cornerstone of human transportation. Filled with precisely drawn illustrations and written instructions on the many types of required hitches, cordage, ropes, splices, and knots, this practical guide expertly covers all aspects of a formerly commonplace skill. It includes fine explanations of ... Read more

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  • Case Studies in the Origins of Capitalism

    Edited by Xavier Lafrance, Charles Post ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This edited volume builds and expands on the groundbreaking work of Robert Brenner and Ellen Meiksins Wood on the origins of capitalism. Whereas Brenner and Wood focused mostly on the emergence of capitalism in the English countryside (agrarian capitalism), this book utilizes their approach to offer original, theoretically sophisticated, and empirically informed accounts of transitions to ... Read more

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  • Ten Years a Cowboy (Illustrated)

    Series Book 42 - Western Cowboy Classics
    Ten Years a Cowboy is only the second known cowboy autobiography ever published. This is a story of the romance and adventures of a life on the plains with the varied experiences as cowboy, stock-owner, and rancher. C. C. Post lived through the Wild West's golden years, and writes with a clear sense of authority. Of particular interest, much of the novel revolves around Terre Haute, Indiana, today ... Read more

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