Project Gutenberg 2022-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 185 Foster, Harry L. (Harry La Tourette) 1894 1932 Foster, Harry La Tourette 24023942 A Gringo in Mañana-Land $aUnited States :$bDodd, Mead and Company,$c1924. With illustrations from photographs taken by the author. "This book covers various random wanderings in Mexico, Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Nicagaragus, and Costa Rica."--Foreword. Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Gringo in Mañana-Land" by Harry L. Foster is a travel narrative written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the author's adventures and encounters as he journeys through various countries in Central America, including Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. The narrative is imbued with humor and personal anecdotes, showcasing the author's experiences with local culture, revolutions, and the colorful characters he meets along the way. The opening of the narrative begins with the author's intention to drive from Arizona to Panama in a newly purchased automobile. However, after a humorous series of mishaps, he finds himself traveling by train into Mexico. He illustrates the challenging yet amusing encounters he faces as a foreigner, including navigating the bureaucracy at the border and experiencing the leisurely pace of life in Mexico. The author paints a vivid picture of his first days in the country, filled with both anxiety and excitement, setting the stage for a series of engaging and often comical escapades that follow in the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/gringoinmananala00fost/page/n7/mode/2up 20200414023045foster 1924 US Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Mexico -- Description and travel Central America -- Description and travel F1201 Text Category: Humour Category: Travel Writing 541981 2025-07-26T12:47:28.554142 text/html 529198 2024-10-18T18:20:25 text/html 3762992 2025-07-26T12:47:36.914106 application/epub+zip 3761841 2025-07-26T12:47:30.016211 application/epub+zip 306833 2025-07-26T12:47:29.203170 application/epub+zip 3906759 2025-07-26T12:47:42.130072 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3866320 2025-07-26T12:47:36.050156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 415575 2022-09-30T08:08:26.962556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 499618 2025-07-26T12:47:27.340158 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 479641 2024-10-18T18:20:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16805 2025-07-26T12:47:42.395078 application/rdf+xml 14810 2025-07-26T12:47:29.345167 image/jpeg 2512 2025-07-26T12:47:29.276137 image/jpeg 4014306 2025-07-26T12:47:28.711170 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog