Project Gutenberg 2014-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 258 Clemenceau, Georges 1841 1929 Clemenceau, Georges Eugène Benjamin Clemenceau, Georges Eugene Benjamin 11030050 Notes de voyage dans l'Amérique du Sud. English South America To-day A Study of Conditions, Social, Political and Commercial in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil The outward voyage -- Montevideo and Buenos Ayres -- Foreign colonists in Argentina -- Argentine education, hospitals, and asylums -- Argentine types, manners, and morals -- Argentine politics -- Pampas life -- Farming and sport -- Rosario and Tucuman -- Uruguay and Uruguayans -- Rio de Janeiro -- Brazilian society and scenery -- Brazilian coffee. E-text prepared by Adrian Mastronardi, Sonya Schermann, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) and the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "South America To-Day" by Georges Clemenceau is a detailed travelogue and sociopolitical study written in the early 20th century. The book explores the conditions prevailing in Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil, focusing on social, political, and commercial aspects of these South American nations. Clemenceau, drawing from his observations as a traveler and former Prime Minister of France, aims to provide insights into the rich yet complex realities of South America, countering prevailing stereotypes of the continent. The opening of the work provides an engaging prelude to Clemenceau's journey. Written with a reflective tone, he expresses his apprehensions about recounting his travel experiences without formal notes, yet he is eager to explore the intersection of his own identity with the cultural landscape of South America. As he boards the ship "Regina Elena", his contemplations on the outgoing voyage allow readers to witness his anticipatory thrill, combining humor and historical references. Through vivid descriptions of fellow passengers, the dynamic environment of the ship, and the diverse cultures he encounters, Clemenceau sets the stage for a profound exploration of the emerging identities in Latin America that will unfold in ensuing chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45621/45621-h/images/i_title.jpg en South America -- Description and travel Argentina -- Description and travel Brazil -- Description and travel Uruguay -- Description and travel F2801 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 637197 636861 2024-09-19T07:04:13.056750 2023-09-20T03:34:14.455242 text/html text/html 636552 2014-05-09T14:54:49 text/html 363759 2014-05-09T14:57:30 text/html application/zip 402470 2024-09-19T07:04:24.323713 application/epub+zip 406444 2024-09-19T07:04:15.563729 application/epub+zip 325008 2024-09-19T07:04:14.269735 application/epub+zip 564757 2024-09-19T07:04:30.342664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438742 2024-09-19T07:04:22.523700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436685 2022-09-20T19:00:15.815150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535555 535265 2024-09-19T07:04:11.679749 2023-09-20T03:34:13.184225 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 534874 2014-05-09T14:30:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 211779 2014-05-09T14:30:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 534893 2014-05-09T14:30:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211553 2014-05-09T14:30:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22301 2024-09-19T07:04:30.492664 application/rdf+xml 11196 2024-09-19T07:04:14.409751 image/jpeg 2138 2024-09-19T07:04:14.339722 image/jpeg 365591 2024-09-19T07:04:13.141730 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia