# To Panama and back

Author: Byford, Henry T. (Henry Turman), 1853-1938

Genre: Category: Travel Writing

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70130

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=To+Panama+and+back+Byford&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

When I made up my mind to go to Panama, I could find no guide book. I had to depend for information upon the advertising matter of the United Fruit Company, and upon the experience of a friend who had spent a few days there on business and who had seen nothing but swamps, rusty machinery, polyglot politicians and gesticulating foreigners. I had no conception of what I was coming to, and had to be content with the reflection that he who has no books must learn by experience. On the other hand, it occurred to me that by recording the main facts and mental impressions of my trip, I might take the reader with me in spirit and impart to him such knowledge as would be of use to him if he went t...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/28/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/29/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/24/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/26/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/25/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/17/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/18/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/22/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/20/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/30/index.md)
- [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/21/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/19/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/15/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/27/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/23/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/5/index.md)
- [PART III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/3/index.md)
- [PART I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/1/index.md)
- [PART II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/to-panama-and-back-70130/chapters/2/index.md)