Through the Brazilian Wilderness · Question
How does Through the Brazilian Wilderness develop the theme of Frontier and Settlement?
Answer
Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt develops Frontier and Settlement across the chapters the companion marks for this theme.
Roosevelt portrays Brazil as a vast frontier with potential for development, comparing it to the American West, and discusses the role of pioneer settlers, rubber gatherers, and homesteaders in conquering the wilderness.
The journey traverses remote and frontier regions of South America.
The chapter discusses the future agricultural and industrial potential of the Brazilian highlands, and the role of the Telegraphic Commission in opening the region.
Roosevelt describes the lives of rubbermen settlers as true wilderness-winners, advocating for land laws to protect small homesteaders.
Evidence in the book
- Frontispiece 2
The journey traverses remote and frontier regions of South America.
- VII: With a Mule Train Across Nhambiquara Land
The chapter discusses the future agricultural and industrial potential of the Brazilian highlands, and the role of the Telegraphic Commission in opening the region.
- X: To the Amazon and Home; Zoological and Geographical Results of the Expedition
Roosevelt describes the lives of rubbermen settlers as true wilderness-winners, advocating for land laws to protect small homesteaders.
