In 23 chapters Mr Edwards book (published in English in GB in 1928) covers the entirety of the Chilean geographical landscape; its resources, potentials, human landscape, in addition to cultural issues such as religion, poetry, literature, etc. Mr. Edwards' attachment to the land under the concept of "fatherland" is evident in his narrative. This is a very important book in that it goes a long way in revealing the author's psychological perspective on Chile and its people, especially considering that through his mining initiatives he became the wealthiest man of the land. As well, he founded the most influential (conservative) newspaper, "EL Mercurio," which is the newspaper "of record" in Chile, and is still owned by his family descendants