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Table of Contents Acknowledgements i Introduction 1 1 Stringing Together a People and a Place 16 2 Building the Lonely Line 39 3 Working and Living on the Lonely Line 95 4 The Power of Positivism 146 5 Living With Others on the Lonely Line 192 6 Selling a Person and a Product 260 7 The Legacy of the Lonely Line 315 Endnotes 326 Bibliography 437
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Rondon, Cãandido Mariano da Silva, 1865-1958, Brazil History 1889-1930, Brazil, Comissäao de Linhas Telegrâaficas Estratâegicas de Mato Grosso ao Amazonas, Telegraph Brazil History, Indians of South America Brazil Government relations, Positivism, Amazon River Valley Discovery and exploration