A Pocket Guide: South of the Border

by Office Of Armed Forces Information And Education, Department of Defense

1st edition

Price: $5.95
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Book desription: Washington, , 1958. 1st edition. Softcover. One page w/ bit of pen underlininmg, three more w/ some marg. pen brackets, o/w clean. Gd. 24mo. Simplistic guide publ. by U.S. Army, Navy, & Air Force for servicemen stationed in South America, on how to travel, interact with natives, special events, what the people are like, how to give a good impression as an American, etc. Explores some history of U.S. foreign policy but leaves out any erxamples of why the U.S. might have done some things to be disliked. Book calls the natives "other Americans." W/ chapters on how to make friends, some old Spanish customs, events & sports, travel hints, what we have in common, the Caribbean Islands, Mexico, Central America,South America, "As others see us",. appendix w/ weights & measures, Spanish language guide, etc. Tables & photos. W/ sections on all countries incl. Cuba, Panama & the Canal Zone, Bolivia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Brazil, Columbia, etc. etc.

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