# Frontier and Settlement in Through the Brazilian Wilderness

> Theme guide for Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Theodore Roosevelt.

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.

## Where it surfaces

- [Frontispiece 2](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/through_the_brazilian_wilderness_se/chapters/frontispiece-2): The journey traverses remote and frontier regions of South America.
- [VII: With a Mule Train Across Nhambiquara Land](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/through_the_brazilian_wilderness_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/through_the_brazilian_wilderness_se/chapters/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.

## Links

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- Themes index: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/through_the_brazilian_wilderness_se/themes