A Gringo In Mañana-Land


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Foster was a World War I veteran, world wanderer, journalist, embassy attaché, stoker on ships, miner, stowaway, bandit’s prisoner in Mexico, who wrote of Latin America and the Orient. He died an early death of pneumonia at his mother’s house in New York state. This 1924 book is a prime example of his witty travel writing and close observation. The New York Times reported that in 1919 he started travelling and for some ten years he seldom remained in one place. (New York Times obituary 16 March 1932)
(Summary by David Wales) (8 hr 42 min)

Chapters

Foreword 1:40 Read by David Wales
Chapter 1 On The Border; Chapter 2 Bandits!; Chapter 3 In Sleepy Hermosillo 31:23 Read by David Wales
Chapter 4 Among The Yaqui Indians 32:46 Read by David Wales
Chapter 5 Down The West Coast 31:44 Read by David Wales
Chapter 6 Those Dark-eyed Senoritas! 33:47 Read by David Wales
Chapter 7 In The Days Of Carranza 27:44 Read by David Wales
Chapter 8 The Mexican Capital Part 1 24:13 Read by David Wales
Chapter 8 The Mexican Capital Part 2 26:39 Read by David Wales
Chapter 9 Intermission 4:43 Read by David Wales
Chapter 10 The Land Of The Indian Vamps 30:17 Read by David Wales
Chapter 11 Those Chronic Insurrections! 24:42 Read by David Wales
Chapter 12 Up and Down Guatemala Part 1 20:32 Read by David Wales
Chapter 12 Up and Down Guatemala Part 2 22:48 Read by David Wales
Chapter 13 In Sunny Salvador Part 1 22:21 Read by David Wales
Chapter 13 In Sunny Salvador Part 2 14:50 Read by David Wales
Chapter 14 The Revolution In Honduras Part 1 26:22 Read by David Wales
Chapter 14 The Revolution In Honduras Part 2 32:37 Read by David Wales
Chapter 15 Where Marines Make Presidents Part 1 22:06 Read by David Wales
Chapter 15 Where Marines Make Presidents Part 2 26:33 Read by David Wales
Chapter 15 Where Marines Make Presidents Part 3 18:59 Read by David Wales
Chapter 16 A Long Long Way To Costa Rica Part 1 18:36 Read by David Wales
Chapter 16 A Long Long Way To Costa Rica Part 2 18:59 Read by David Wales
Chapter 17 Adios 8:06 Read by David Wales