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Pagina 5
They say , in Coralio , that she found a prompt and prosperous tide in the form of
Frank Goodwin , an American resident of the town , an investor who had grown
wealthy by dealing in the products of the country — a banana king , a rubber ...
They say , in Coralio , that she found a prompt and prosperous tide in the form of
Frank Goodwin , an American resident of the town , an investor who had grown
wealthy by dealing in the products of the country — a banana king , a rubber ...
Pagina 21
Spaces here and there had been wrested from the jungle and planted with
bananas and cane and orange groves . The rest was a riot of wild vegetation , the
home of monkeys , tapirs , jaguars , alligators and prodigious reptiles and insects
.
Spaces here and there had been wrested from the jungle and planted with
bananas and cane and orange groves . The rest was a riot of wild vegetation , the
home of monkeys , tapirs , jaguars , alligators and prodigious reptiles and insects
.
Pagina 28
So many thousand bunches of bananas , so many thousand oranges and
cocoanuts , so many ounces of gold dust , pounds of rubber , coffee , indigo and
sarsaparilla — actually , exports were twenty per cent . greater than for the
previous ...
So many thousand bunches of bananas , so many thousand oranges and
cocoanuts , so many ounces of gold dust , pounds of rubber , coffee , indigo and
sarsaparilla — actually , exports were twenty per cent . greater than for the
previous ...
Pagina 37
Reclining there , he gazed dreamily out upon an Eden . A clump of banana plants
interposed their broad shields between him and the sun . The gentle slope from
the consulate to the sea was covered with the dark - green foliage of lemontrees.
Reclining there , he gazed dreamily out upon an Eden . A clump of banana plants
interposed their broad shields between him and the sun . The gentle slope from
the consulate to the sea was covered with the dark - green foliage of lemontrees.
Pagina 50
Next a swarm of Caribs began to load upon lighters the thousands of bunches of
bananas heaped upon the shore and row them out to the steamer . The Karlsefin
had no passenger list , and was soon done with the attention of the authorities .
Next a swarm of Caribs began to load upon lighters the thousands of bunches of
bananas heaped upon the shore and row them out to the steamer . The Karlsefin
had no passenger list , and was soon done with the attention of the authorities .
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