I Lived with Latin Americans
by John L Strohm (9781406711134)

I Lived with Latin Americans BY JOHN L STROHM With 152 Photographs by the Author THE INTERSTATE Danville, Illinois Printed in U. S. A. Copyright, 1943 THE INTERSTATE Printers and Publishers Danville, 111. I hope you will enjoy reading about me and my sister and my folks. We live in the 20 nations of Latin America, CONTENTS List of Illustrations ix Meet the Other Americans 3 I.. God Must Have Been a Brazilian 8 II. Paraguay Needs Men 45 III. Youd Feel at Home in Uruguay 68 IV. Argentine Pride and Prejudice 88 V. Hot Times in Chile 118 VI. Bolivias Tin Treasure 141 VII. Peru Land of Llamas, Home of Incas 153 VIII. Ecuador Es Muy Linda 173 IX. Oil Greases Venezuelas Way 193 X. Colombia, Gem of Democracy 201 XL Panama Is On the Strategic Spot 222 XII. Oxcarts and Democracy in Costa Rica 237 XIII. Nicaragua Is Pro-Uncle Sam 250 XIV. Banana Land in Honduras 264 XV. Tiny El Salvador Works 278 XVI. Colorful Guatemala 289 XVIL Sugar Cane Makes Cuba 304 XVIII. . Haitians Are Happy 316 XIX. . Dominican Republic 326 XX. Mexico Makes Progress 332 Good Neighbors 356 Acknowledgments 367 Index 369 ILLUSTRATIONS Page v Tttk with Ptons 4 And I Tftlf t irith Presidents 5 BRAZIL of T w f Rubber, 9 nif Rubber - M Marti f Iff Main Implement jg iSV V wtfrfc Rubber Tapping 14 Grafting Rubber Seedlings intj Cacao Pods 17 G rv o Btctnx D ruing 7g Amazon Hut 1 Mam Lire in Junyle 09 ZvfM Withstands Ticks 94 Sao Paulo In Business Center 27 w nda I Big Plantation 9Q Coffrc Fazenda IT Coffee to Burn. ., .. f Cotton Boom in Brazil Rwarch Aids Affricultwe oo Abundance of Fruit Own Proride Horsepoiver. II Schools Are Scarce Manioc for Food and Fuel Carntral I Life 41 42 PARAGUAY Travel by Oscart Viynr-Smoking Woman 46Well h Hole in Ground... 48 Mandioca for Tapioca. 49 Cotton Is Competitive crop 51 Burro Ha Hi Burden. 52 Paraguayan Girl Are Pretty 53 Country Home 55 57 Drinking Mate 58 Broadcasting bij Short Wave 62 Land-Locked Navy 65 URUGUAY Sod Blocks Make Fine Home 71 Open Air Oven 72 Prize Bull 74 Hereford, Are Favorite Breed 75 Wool Brings in Most Money 77 Wine Is National Drink 79 Montevideo Is Modern 81 Center of Democracy 83 Young Generation 85 ARGENTINA Corn to Burn 91 War Surplus - - 93 Tenants Have Tough Time 95 They Have Milk Cows, Too 97 Sheep Are Big Business 98 School Children in Uniform 100 Bogged Down 101 Land of Horses 103 Town Plaza 105 Carne de Vaca Argentine 107 Gauchos Are Gone 109 IPs Like Sitting in a Rocking Chair 110 Fighting Words 114 CHILE Hurdling the Andes 119 Hes a Crack Shot 122 She Grinds Her Flour 124 Science at Work 126 Mud Oven Bakes Good Bread 127 Fruit from Cactus - 128 Lake Region Is Beautiful 130 Visitadora Social - 134 Schools Teach Handicraft 137 Easter Altar 139 BOLIVIA Page x Indian 142 TV Milr Hiuh 145 Utiwiu and Airplanes 147 OMftf Church in Bolivia - 149 fitikii Rmt mi Lake Titicaca 151 PERU Imhan First...

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