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