The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
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Page xiii
In the prosecution of his labours he travelled over both Asia and America ; and in
his long wanderings his keen powers of observation were ever on the alert to
enlarge the domain of human knowledge . “ In 1863 Mr . Belt went to Nova Scotia
...
In the prosecution of his labours he travelled over both Asia and America ; and in
his long wanderings his keen powers of observation were ever on the alert to
enlarge the domain of human knowledge . “ In 1863 Mr . Belt went to Nova Scotia
...
Page xiv
... a competent investigator , and render the book truly a classic one amongst our
natural history literature . In 1873 , and again in 1875 and 1876 , he was in
Russia , and travelled PREFACE . XV over a large portion of that great xiv
PREFACE .
... a competent investigator , and render the book truly a classic one amongst our
natural history literature . In 1873 , and again in 1875 and 1876 , he was in
Russia , and travelled PREFACE . XV over a large portion of that great xiv
PREFACE .
Page xxi
... and beyond , to the country of the nomad Kirghiz and the far Altai mountains on
the borders of Thibet ; and when readers receive my work I shall probably have
turned my face homewards again , and for weeks be travelling across the frozen
...
... and beyond , to the country of the nomad Kirghiz and the far Altai mountains on
the borders of Thibet ; and when readers receive my work I shall probably have
turned my face homewards again , and for weeks be travelling across the frozen
...
Page xxix
275 CHAPTER XVI , Concordia — Jinotega — Indian habits retained by the
people , Indian names of towns - Security of travellers in Nicaragua - Native flour
- mill — Uncomfortable lodgings — TierrabonaDust whirlwind - Initial form of a ...
275 CHAPTER XVI , Concordia — Jinotega — Indian habits retained by the
people , Indian names of towns - Security of travellers in Nicaragua - Native flour
- mill — Uncomfortable lodgings — TierrabonaDust whirlwind - Initial form of a ...
Page 55
... western side of Central America , and through Peru to Chili , it was , and still is ,
the main sustenance of the Indians . The people that cultivated it were all more or
less advanced in civilisation ; they were settled in towns ; their traders travelled ...
... western side of Central America , and through Peru to Chili , it was , and still is ,
the main sustenance of the Indians . The people that cultivated it were all more or
less advanced in civilisation ; they were settled in towns ; their traders travelled ...
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| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua: A Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales; Journeys in the Savannahs and Forests; with Observations on Animals and Plants in Reference to the Theory of Evolution of Living Forms |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | E. Bumpus, 1888 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 26 nov. 2008 |
| Length | 403 pages |
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