A Gringo In Mañana-Land

About this film

LibriVox recording of A Gringo In Mañana-Land by Harry La Tourette Foster. Read in English by David Wales 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) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox.org . M4B Audiobook (240MB)

Directors & creators

Harry La Tourette Foster

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;travel; South America; Mexico; Central America; travelogue

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