Exploration & Journeys
Rough Notes Taken During Some Rapid Journeys Across the Pampas and Among the Andes
Francis Bond Head
1826
7h 55m
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Francis Bond Head's brisk memoir of galloping across the Argentine pampas and over the Andes on mining business in the 1820s. He captures the gauchos, the vast plains, and the perils of the high passes. A vivid early travel account of South America for armchair adventurers.
Inside this audiobook
22 chapters
- 1Introduction11m
- 2Descriptive Outline of th21m
- 3The Gaucho25m
- 4The Town of Buenos Aires18m
- 5Mode of Travelling, Town27m
- 6Gold Mines and Lavaderos of La17m
- 7Courier's Throat Cut, Vis20m
- 8Province of Santa Fe, A S19m
- 9The Pampas, Pizarro Dragg17m
- 10The Pampas Indians23m
- 11Passage Across the Great22m
- 12The Worst Pass in the Cor27m
- 13The Summit of the Andes24m
- 14Fleas and Figs, Santiago25m
- 15Convent at Santiago, A Ch18m
- 16Gold and Silver Mines: Ca28m
- 17Into a Gold Mine Down a L18m
- 18Dispute Over a River Cros25m
- 19Breaking Wild Horses, Car26m
- 20A Few Observations on Min23m
- 21Past and Present Value of19m
- 22Conclusion23m
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