Carpenter's World Travels: France to Scandinavia
Frank G. Carpenter
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Length 7 h 12 min
Chapters 39
First published 1923
A travelogue through the countries of France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden for young and old alike. Interesting big cities and lesser known areas that provide a glimpse of Europe nearly 100 years ago. Summary by BettyB
Chapters
1
Just a Note Before We Start Read by BettyB 3:07
2
A Modern Columbus Read by BettyB 19:51
3
Our Mortgage on France Read by BettyB 9:10
4
Through Normandy by Motor Car Read by BettyB 8:23
5
How France Was Made New Read by BettyB 22:09
6
Bringing Back the Coal Mines Read by BettyB 11:04
7
American Footsteps on French Battlefields Read by BettyB 9:49
8
Paris at Work Read by BettyB 11:34
9
Shops Large and Small Read by BettyB 9:23
10
How Paris Keeps House Read by BettyB 10:07
11
The Servant Problem in France Read by BettyB 7:32
12
Restaurants & Cafes - The Halles Read by BettyB 19:10
13
A Ghost that Frightens the French Read by BettyB 9:51
14
Increasing the Baby Crop Read by BettyB 8:32
15
Among the Farmers Read by BettyB 11:24
16
The City of Silk Read by BettyB 14:15
17
No Sluggards Need Apply Read by BettyB 9:34
18
Automobiling through Belgium Read by BettyB 10:04
19
From Liege to Ypres Read by BettyB 9:30
20
Snapshots in Flanders Read by BettyB 9:43
21
A Visit to the Coal Pits Read by BettyB 8:12
22
Antwerp and Brussels Read by BettyB 15:45
23
Holland from an Airplane Read by BettyB 9:35
24
Through the Canals to Rotterdam Read by BettyB 13:32
25
Where the Mayflower Pilgrims Prayed Read by BettyB 8:24
26
The Queen and her Realm Read by BettyB 9:58
27
Around About the Zuider Zee Read by BettyB 12:11
28
Diamond Cutting in Amsterdam Read by BettyB 12:11
29
A Sane Nation in the Madhouse of Europe Read by BettyB 9:19
30
Copenhagen, the Gate to the Baltic Read by BettyB 6:32
31
Where the Farmer is King Read by BettyB 10:59
32
How They Do It in Denmark Read by BettyB 9:07
33
The Helpful Hen and the Cooperative Cow Read by BettyB 11:59
34
The Alaska of Europe Read by BettyB 8:54
35
In Christiania Read by BettyB 11:03
36
The Land of the Midnight Farm Read by BettyB 7:30
37
Norwegian Woods and Waters Read by BettyB 9:02
38
An Island City of the North Read by BettyB 14:18
39
Industrial Sweden Read by BettyB 19:22
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