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United States—Travel and description
Irwin, Will.
The city that was; a requiem of old San Francisco. 1906. ^17.94 I28
This is a recast of an article that appeared in the New York "Sun,"
Apr. 21, 1906.
Description of the city of San Francisco before the earthquake and the
fire of April 1906.
Morse, Jedidiah.
American universal geography; or, A view of the present
state of all the empires, kingdoms, states and republics
in the known world and of the United States of America
in particular. 2v. 1793
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Morse (.1701-1826) was known as the "father of American geography."
White, Stewart Edward.
The pass. 1906
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Appeared in "Outing," v.47-48, Mar.-May 1906.
Devoted to mountain climbing in eastern-central California, in the region
of the great western divide of the Sierra Nevada range.
Other countries—Travel and description
Baker, Sir Samuel White.
Eight years in Ceylon. 1874
gi54 B17
The author's experiences as an agricultural settler in Ceylon. Describes
soil, climate and productions and especially calls attention to the
inducements 'for investing British capital there. Includes many hunting
adventures.
Bock, Carl.
Temples and elephants; the narrative of a journey of exploration
through upper Siam and Lao. 1884 915-9 B57
Records no very exciting adventures, but gives a good deal of information
in regard to the customs and life of a little known people.
Bryan, William Jennings.
Letters to a Chinese official, being a Western view of Eastern
civilization. 1906
915-1 B841
A reply to Dickinson's "Letters from a Chinese official."
Crooke, William.
Things Indian; being discursive notes on various subjects
connected with India. 1906
9 x S-4 C89
"Rather disjointed collection of observations arranged like an encyclopedia
in alphabetical order, but full of valuable matter especially in
all that appertains to modern India." Nation, 1906.
Hamilton, Angus.
Afghanistan. 1906 915-8 H19
"Author...is a serious student of Central Asian politics. His latest
book is the result of patient, laborious study, and investigation of the
modern historical, political, and geographical conditions of the buffer
state between India and Russia...He gives us statistics on trade
routes, railways, trade movements, trade values, duties, products,
population, systems of government, strategic communications, minute
descriptions of towns and cities, tables of weights and measures—such
data as appeal to the man who wants a thorough working knowledge of
Central Asian affairs." Nation, 1906.
Ortuzar, Adolfo.
Le Chili de nos jours; son commerce, sa production et ses
ressources; annuaire national (2e annee), 1905-06.
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