The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of Animals, Sketches of Brazilian and Indian Life, and Aspects of Nature Under the Equator, During Eleven Years of TravelHumboldt Publishing Company, 1889 - 774 pages |
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... farinha , which was , in some cases , larger and many times heavier than the bodies of the carriers . Farinha consists of grains of similar size and appearance to the tapioca of our shops ; both are products of the same root , tapioca ...
... farinha , which was , in some cases , larger and many times heavier than the bodies of the carriers . Farinha consists of grains of similar size and appearance to the tapioca of our shops ; both are products of the same root , tapioca ...
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... farinha by the women . The men dawdled about : went shooting and fishing , or did trifling jobs about the house . The only laborious work done during the year in these establishments is the felling of timber for new clearings ; this ...
... farinha by the women . The men dawdled about : went shooting and fishing , or did trifling jobs about the house . The only laborious work done during the year in these establishments is the felling of timber for new clearings ; this ...
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... farinha by the side of it . The boiled Tucunarés were soon taken from the kettles and set before us . I thought the men must be happy husbands who owned such wives as these . The Indian and mame- luco women certainly do make excellent ...
... farinha by the side of it . The boiled Tucunarés were soon taken from the kettles and set before us . I thought the men must be happy husbands who owned such wives as these . The Indian and mame- luco women certainly do make excellent ...
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The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures ..., 1. köide Henry Walter Bates No preview available - 2017 |
The Naturalist on the River Amazons: A Record of Adventures, Habits of ... Henry Walter Bates No preview available - 2018 |
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