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American Egypt

Channing Arnold, Frederick J. Tabor Frost

Read by Lynne T, Carol, Jon Smith, Sienna, Availle and Jairus Amar · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Preface (6:48)
A Bird's Eye View Of Mexico part 1 (36:24)
A Bird's Eye View Of Mexico part 2 (38:40)
Mexico City And The Mexicans part 1 (35:33)
Mexico City And The Mexicans part 2 (30:04)
Yucatan And Her History (35:13)
First Impressions Of Yucatan (44:26)
A Yucatan Breakfast And Other Sights (33:10)
Amid The Palaces Of The Itzas part 1 (32:32)
Amid The Palaces Of The Itzas part 2 (41:49)
Valladolid And After part 1 (33:36)
Valladolid And After part 2 (37:30)
In The Footsteps Of Cortes (50:33)
El Meco To Puerto Morelos part 1 (25:58)
El Meco To Puerto Morelos part 2 (39:01)
In Search Of The Mayan Mecca part 1 (24:26)
In Search Of The Mayan Mecca part 2 (32:49)
On The Southern Sierras part 1 (27:28)
On The Southern Sierras part 2 (39:42)
Copan And Quirigua (32:42)
Palenque, Menche, And On The Usumacinta (26:12)
The Ancient Mayans (46:00)
Who Were The Mayans? (40:56)
Who Were America's First Architects? part 1 (39:53)
Who Were America's First Architects? part 2 (41:42)
The Age Of The Ruins part 1 (22:49)
The Age Of The Ruins part 2 (27:34)
Hieroglyphics And Paintings (47:00)
Slavery On The Haciendas part 1 (28:56)
Slavery On The Haciendas part 2 (24:46)
Yucatan Today And The Yucatetans part 1 (37:14)
Yucatan Today And The Yucatetans part 2 (42:17)
The Green Gold Of Yucatan (19:15)
Flora And Fauna part 1 (29:21)
Flora And Fauna part 2 (34:28)