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PREFACE 
 
 Several lists of books relating to the southern coun- 
 tries of the Western Hemisphere have been published; 
 but as they contain the titles of works of unequal value, 
 and at the same time are entirely wanting in critical com- 
 ment, they have failed to supply the urgent demand that 
 exists for guidance in buying and reading. To meet this 
 want the present little book, which disclaims all pretense 
 to completeness in the bibliographical sense, was hastily 
 compiled. Amid the pressure of work the compiler found 
 it necessary to confine himself to listing only such books 
 as could be readily come at in the libraries of the city of 
 New York. 
 
 The method pursued in making up the list was as fol- 
 lows : first, to introduce the titles of widely heralded works, 
 without regard to their merit, in order to discriminate be- 
 tween them ; and, second, to bring forward less well known 
 publications so as to draw attention to their excellencies. 
 To have listed only such as could be commended would 
 have failed to furnish that perspective which is essential 
 to giving prominence to works of real merit. 
 
 If it should occur to any that some of the comments are 
 slightly censorious, what follows is offered as an explana- 
 tion and an excuse. 
 
 Human beings are prone to wander over the earth, and 
 to print accounts of their feelings and thoughts regarding 
 the lands they visit, and some even write books about 
 
vi PREFACE 
 
 countries they have never seen. If the only denizens of 
 alien lands were beasts, birds and insects, writing books 
 concerning them would involve little social responsibility. 
 However, most of the lands now known to tourists, re- 
 porters, historians, scientists, sociologists, reformers and 
 other travelers are inhabited by beings not remarkably 
 unlike those who come to investigate them, particularly 
 in pride and sensitiveness and a certain preference for 
 their own point of view and manner of living and thinking. 
 Moreover, the dwellers in these alien lands commonly 
 have commercial, social and intellectual relations with 
 the peoples represented by the visitors, and their attitude 
 toward them is to a considerable degree determined by 
 what the latter publish regarding the countries they visit. 
 
 In view of all this, it is impossible to overemphasize the 
 seriousness of the responsibility that rests upon those who 
 represent their country in other lands, or who give pub- 
 licity to their thoughts concerning them. The obligaltion 
 to consider the serious influence of books upon interna- 
 tional relations seems not to have been generally recog- 
 nized, however, else many of those who have betaken 
 themselves to authorship would either have written dif- 
 ferently or refrained altogether from writing. Yet authors 
 will not be denied ; even publishers are unwary ; and the 
 general public has not ceased to be gullible. As a result 
 of this failure to recognize responsibility, a vast quantity 
 of blunderingly conceived, hastily composed and faultily 
 written literature regarding foreign nations has been turned 
 out by inexperienced, ill informed and strongly biased 
 writers of all the more important countries. 
 
 The Code provides no penalty for a general ignorance 
 of history, a slovenly style, national prejudice, intellectual 
 provincialism, a lack of insight, and bad taste. As a result 
 
PREFACE vii 
 
 the Philistines roam the world unhindered, and criticism is 
 the sole weapon with which to keep them in discipline. 
 Until writers realize that only what is just and true in 
 matter, and what is finished in form is worthy to be pub- 
 Ushed, such unsparing criticism as that which character- 
 izes this work must be continued. 
 
 A few words are necessary as to details. It will be 
 observed that the spelling, and the style, to use this word 
 in the sense in which printers employ it, are not uniform, 
 that the names of countries and cities vary in the different 
 titles and in the comments. This was inevitable. The 
 orthography and style of the titles are different in the 
 works from which they were taken. In scrupulously re- 
 producing them it was necessary to admit many inconsist- 
 encies. The compiler is responsible for the orthography 
 of the comments only, and in them he exhibits what he 
 considers the correct form of the place names introduced. 
 
INDEX BY COUNTRIES AND SUBJECTS 
 
 Argentina : 
 
 Andes, El problema de los : Barra. 8. 
 
 Amazing Argentine, The : Fraser. 39. 
 Argentine: Hirst. 49. 
 
 Argentine and her people of to-day : Winter. 104. 
 
 Argentine in the twentieth century, The : Martinez and Lewan- 
 dowski. 68. 
 
 Argentine Plains and Andine glaciers : Larden. 56. 
 
 Argentine Republic, Baedeker of the : Martinez. 67. 
 Argentine republic. The : General descriptive data. 4. 
 
 Argentine republic. The : Pennington. 77. 
 
 Argument for the Argentine repubUc upon the question with Brazil 
 in regard to the territory of Missions : ZebaUos. 107. 
 
 Artigas, Jos6 : Acevedo. i. 
 
 Bolivia y Argentina : Ren6-Moreno. 82. 
 
 Buenos Aires desde su fundaci6n hasta nuestros dfas : Bilbao. 12. 
 
 Buenos Aires, Tucumdn y Paraguay, Ensayo de la historia civil 
 de: Funes. 39. 
 
 Climate of the Argentine republic : Davis. 29. 
 
 Conquest of the river Plate, The : Schmidt and Cabeza de Vaca. 88. 
 
 Descubrimiento y conquista de la Patagonia y de la Tierra del 
 Fuego, Estudio histdrico sobre el: Morla Vicuna. 71. 
 
 Historia de Belgrano y de la independencia argentina : Mitre. 70. 
 
 Historia de la conquista del Paraguay, Bio de la Plata y Tucumdn : 
 Lozano. 61. 
 
 Modem Argentina : Koebel. 55. 
 
 Northern Patagonia, character and resources : Willis. 102. 
 
 Patagonia, Across : Di^de. 32. 
 
 Patagonia, The wilds of : Skottsberg. 90. 
 
 Politica argentina respecto de Chile, La : Quesada. 81. 
 
X INDEX BY COUNTRIES AND SUBJECTS 
 
 Through five republics of South America. A critical description 
 
 of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela in 1905: 
 
 Martin. 67. 
 Bolivia : 
 Andes, Across the : Post. 80. 
 Bolivia : Calder6n, Ignacio. 21. 
 Bolivia : General descriptive data. 14. 
 Bolivian Andes, The : Conway. 26. 
 Bolivia y Argentina : Ren^-Moreno. 82. 
 BoUvia y Perfl : Ren6-Moreno. 83. 
 Search for the apex of America, A : Peck. 76. 
 Titicaca and Koati, The island of : Bandelier. 7. 
 War of the Pacific coast of South America between Chile and the 
 
 allied repubUcs of Perti and Bolivia, The : Mason. 68. 
 Brazil: 
 Amazonas, Descubrimiento del rio de las : Medina. 69. 
 Amazon, Exploration of the valley of the : Hemdon and Gibbon. 48. 
 Andes, Across the : Post. 80. 
 Brazil and her people of to-day : Winter. 104. 
 Brazil and Perti boundary question : Moore. 71. 
 Brazil and the Brazilians : Bruce. 18. 
 Brazil, A year in : Dent. 31. 
 Brazil: Denis. 31. 
 
 Brazil, El, su vida, su trabajo, su futuro : Bemirdez. 11. 
 Brazil, Explorations of the highlands of the : Burton. 20. 
 Brazil, Forty years in : Bennett. 10. 
 Brazil: General descriptive data. 16. 
 Brazil, History of : Sou they. 92. 
 Brazil in 1912 : Oakenfull. 74. 
 
 Brazil, its resources and attractions. The new : Wright. 106. 
 Brazil, Pioneering in south: Bigg- Wither, ir. 
 Brazil, The United States of : Domville-Fife. 32. 
 Chile, Peril and Brazil, Narrative of services in the liberation of : 
 
 Cochrane. 26. 
 Descobrimento do Brazil : Fonseca. 38. 
 Geographia-atlas do Brazil e das cinco partes do mundo. 42. 
 Journey in Brazil, A : Agassiz. 3. 
 Journey in Brazil, Scientific results of a : Agassiz. 3. 
 List of books, magazine articles and maps relating to Brazil, 1800- 
 
 1900, A : Phillips. 79. 
 
INDEX BY COUNTRIES AND SUBpCTS xi 
 
 Naval campaigns, Four modem : Clowes. 25. 
 
 North BrazU : Buley. 18. 
 
 Rio de Janeiro, The beautiful : Bell, Alured Gray. 9. 
 
 South Brazil : Buley. 18. 
 
 Through five republics of South America, A critical description of 
 
 Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Venezuela in 1905 : 
 
 Martin. 67. 
 
 Centsal America, General: 
 Calendar of Central America and Mfixico, The native : Brinton. 1 7 . 
 Central America and its problems : Palmer. 75. 
 Fair land of Central America, The : WalefEe. gg. 
 Guatemala and the states of Central America : Domville-Fife. 32. 
 Loltfln, Yucatdn, Cave of : Thompson, Edward H. 95. 
 Mexican and Central American hieroglyphic writing, On the 
 
 present state of our knowledge of the : Seler. 89. 
 M6xico, Yucatan and Central America, Notes on the semi-civilized 
 
 nations of : Gallatin. 40. 
 Santa Luda Cosumalwhuapa in Guatemala, The sculptures of: 
 
 Habd. 45. 
 South and Central America, The republics of : Enock. 37. 
 Chile: 
 Andes, £1 problema de los : Barra. 8. 
 Argument for the Argentine republic upon the question with Brazil 
 
 in regard to the territory of Missions : Zeballos. 107. 
 Chile : General descriptive data. 24. 
 Chile, its history and development : Elliot. 35. 
 Chile, Peni and Brazil, Narrative of services in the liberation of : 
 
 Cochrane. a6. 
 Guerra del Padfico, Mediaci6n de los Estados Unidos de Norte 
 
 America en la : Logan and Calder6n. 60. 
 History of Chile, A : Hancock. 47. 
 Modem Chile : Koebel. ss- 
 Naval campaigns, Four modem : Clowes. 25. 
 Politica argentina respecto de Chile, La : Quesada. 81. 
 Temperate Chile : Smith, A- Anderson. 91. 
 Through five republics of South America. A critical description 
 
 of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela in 1905 : 
 
 Martin. 67. 
 Republic of Chile, The : Wright. 106. 
 
xii INDEX BY COUNTRIES AND SUBJECTS 
 
 War between Peril and Chile, The : Markham. 65. 
 
 War of the Pacific coast of South America between Chile and the 
 aUied repubUc of Peril and BoUvia, The : Mason. 68. 
 Colombia : 
 
 Colombia: Eder. 37. 
 
 Colombia : General descriptive data. 26. 
 
 Colombia, Journal of a residence and of travels in : Cochrane. 25. 
 
 Colombian and Venezuelan republics, The : Scruggs. 89. 
 
 Costa Rica y costa de mosquitos : Peralta. 78. 
 
 New Granada, The conquest of : Markham. 64. 
 
 Republic of Colombia, The : Petre. 78. 
 
 Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena : Mozans. 72. 
 Costa Rica: 
 
 Costa Rica : General descriptive data. 27. 
 
 Costa Rica, The republic of : Calvo. 22. 
 
 Costa Rica y costa de mosquitos : Peralta. 78. 
 Cuba: 
 
 Cuba and her people of to-day : Lindsay. $9- 
 
 Cuba and the intervention : Robinson. 84. 
 
 Cuba : General descriptive data. 27. 
 
 Cuba y Puerto Rico : Dupierry. 33. 
 
 New bom Cuba, The : Matthews. 6g. 
 
 Santiago de Cuba, Combates y capitulaci6n de : Miiller y Tejeiro. 
 
 73- 
 
 Sexes produced by whites and colored peoples in Cuba, The pro- 
 portion of : Heape. 47. 
 
 Story of Cuba, The : Halstead. 47. 
 
 Dominican Republic : 
 Dominican repubUc : General descriptive data. 32. 
 Santo Domingo, past and present ; with a glance at Hayti : Hazard. 
 47- 
 
 Ecuador : 
 Atlas geogrifico del Ecuador : L6pez. 60. 
 Ecuador : General descriptive data. 34. 
 Ecuador, Gula comercial, agrfcola e industrial de la lepHblica 
 
 del. 34. 
 Ecuador, its ancient and modern history : Enoch. 36. 
 Ecuador, Resumen de la historia del : Cevallos. 23. 
 Geografia y geologia del Ecuador : WoK. 105. 
 
INDEX BY COUNTRIES AND SUBJECTS sdii 
 
 Guatemala : 
 Guatemala and her people of to-day : Winter. 405. 
 Guatemala : General descriptive data. 44. 
 Santa Luda Cosumalwhuapa in Guatemala, The sculptures of: 
 Habd. 45. 
 
 Haiti: 
 
 Haiti : General descriptive data. 46. 
 
 Haiti, her history and her detractors : L6ger. 58. 
 
 Hayti or the black republic : St. John. 87. 
 
 Santo Domingo, past and present; with a glance at Ha)rti: 
 Hazard. 47. 
 Honduras : 
 
 Copto, Caverns of : Gordon. 44. 
 
 Copdn, Prehistoric ruins of. 50. 
 
 Copin. The hieroglyphic stairway : Gordon. 44. 
 
 Explorations and adventures in Honduras : Wells. loi. 
 
 Honduras : General descriptive data. 50. 
 
 Honduras: Squier. 92. 
 
 Latin Amkrica, General: 
 
 American constitutions : Rodriguez. 84. 
 
 American Mediterranean, The : Bonsai. 14. 
 
 American policy : Bigelow. 11. 
 
 American supremacy : Critchfield. 27. 
 
 Beginnings of Spanish-American diplomacy, The : Robertson. 84. 
 
 Conquista espanola en America y en M6xico, Car&cter de la : Gar- 
 da, Genaro. 41. 
 /'Continente, La ceraci6n de un: Calderdn, F. Garcia. 20. 
 
 Continent of opportunity. The : Clark, Francis E. 24. 
 
 Diplomatic relations of the United States and Spanish America, 
 The : Latane. 58- 
 
 Inquisition in the Spanish dependencies. The : Lea. 58. 
 
 Inter-American acquaintances : Chandler. 23. 
 
 Latin America : Brown. 17. 
 
 Latin America : its rise and progress : Calder6n, F. Garda. 21. 
 
 Latin America of to-day : Barrett. 8. 
 
 Latin America : Shepherd. 90. 
 
 Modem Spanish l3rrics : Hills and Morley. 49. 
 
 Monroe doctrine, an obsolete shibboleth. The : Bingham. 13. 
 
xiv INDEX BY COUNTRIES AND SUBJECTS 
 
 Monroe doctrine, The : Edginton. 34. 
 
 Narrative and critical history of America : Winsor. 103. 
 
 Pan- Americanism : Usher. 97. 
 
 Poetas hispano-americanos, Antologia de : Men6ndez y Pelayo. 69. 
 
 Practical guide to Latin America : Hale. 46. 
 
 Spanish America, The capitals of : Curtis. 27. 
 
 Spanish and Portuguese South America during the colonial period : 
 
 Watson. loi. 
 Spanish conquest in America, The : Helps. 48. 
 Spanish occupancy of America, The gilded man and other pictures 
 
 of the : Bandelier. 7. 
 Two Americas, The : Reyes. 83 
 West Indies and the Spanish main, The : Rodway. 85. 
 
 Mexico : 
 Antiquities of M6xico : Kingsborough. 52- 
 Archaeological researches in Yucatan : Thompson, Edward H. 94. 
 Awakening of a nation. The : Lummis. 62. 
 Beyond the Mexican sierras : Wallace. 100. 
 Calendar of Central America and Mexico, The native: Brinton. 17. 
 Carranza and Mexico : Fomaro. 38. 
 Case of Mexico and the policy of president Wilson, The: Zayas 
 
 Enriquez. 107. 
 Chul tunes of Labnd, Yucatdn, The : Thompson, Edward H. 95. 
 Coming Mexico, The : Goodrich. 43. 
 Destrucci6n de las Indias : Las Casas. S7- 
 Diaz, Porfirio : Godoy. 43. 
 Diaz, Porfirio : Zayas Eniiquez. 107. 
 
 Discoveries in the Mexican and Maya codices : Thomas. 94. 
 Empire to republic. From : Noll. 73. 
 Hieroglyphic writing in Mfixico, Data about a new kind of: 
 
 Le6n. 58. 
 Historia antigua y de la conquista de Mexico : Orozco y Berra. 74. 
 Historia de la conquista de M6xico : Solfs. 91. 
 Historia de Mexico, Colecci6n de documentos para la: Garda 
 
 Icazbalceta, Joaquin. 41. 
 Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva Espafia : Diaz del 
 
 Castillo. 31. 
 History of Mexico : Bancroft. 6. 
 History of the conquest of M6xico, A new : Wilson. 103. 
 
INDEX BY COUNTRIES AND SUBJECTS xv 
 
 History of the conquest of M6xico : Prescott. 80. 
 
 Indian M6xico, In : Starr. 93. 
 
 Insurgent Mexico : Reed. 82. 
 
 Judrez, A life of Benito : Burke. 19. 
 
 Judrez, El verdadero : Bulnes. 19. 
 
 Juirez : Garcia, Genaro. 41. 
 
 Junlpero Serra. The man and his work : Fitch. 38. 
 
 Legends of the city of Mexico : Janvier. 51. 
 
 Maximilian in Mexico : Martin. 66. 
 
 Mayan hieroglyphics, A primer of: Brinton. 16. 
 
 Memorias de mis tiempos, 1828 a 1840 : Prieto. 81. 
 
 Mexican and Central American hieroglyphic writing. On the 
 
 present state of our knowledge of the : Seler. 89. 
 Mexican highlands, On the : Edwards, William Seymour. 35. 
 Mexican people. The : Guti6rrez de Lara, and Pinch6n. 45. 
 Mexican trails : Kirkham. 54. 
 Mexico and her people of to-day : Winter. 105. 
 Mexico and the United States : Romero. 82. 
 M£xico durante su guerra con los Estados Unidos : Ramirez. 82. 
 Mexico: Enock. 35. 
 Mexico : General descriptive data. 70. 
 Mexico, Modern: McHugh. 63. 
 Mexico of the twentieth century : Martin. 66. 
 Mexico, the land of unrest : Baerlein. $• 
 M6xico, The political shame of : Bell, Edward I. 10. 
 Mexico, the wonderland of the south : Carson. 23. 
 Mexico, Yucatan and Central America, Notes on the semi-civilized 
 
 nations of : Gallatin. 40. 
 Mitla: Aym6. S- 
 Nayarit, Sonora, Sinaloa y ambas Califomias, Historia del: 
 
 Ortega. 74. 
 New Spain, Political essay on the kingdom of : Humboldt. so- 
 New trials in Mexico : Lumholtz. 61. 
 Obras : Garda Icazbalceta, Joaquin. 41. 
 Pacific states of North America, History of the : Bancroft. 6. 
 Real Mexico, The : Fyfe. 39. 
 
 Recent Mexican study of the native languages of Mexico : Starr. 93 . 
 Rig Veda Americanus. Sacred songs of the ancient Mexicans, with 
 
 a gloss in Nahuatl : Brinton. 16. 
 Terry's Mexico. Handbook for travelers : Terry. 94. 
 
xvi INDEX BY COUNTRIES AND SUBJECTS 
 
 Through southern Mexico : Gadow. 40. 
 
 United States and M6xico, The : Rives. 83. 
 
 Unknown M6xico : Lumholtz. 61. 
 
 i Viva M6xico ! Flandrau. 38. 
 
 Wanderings in M6xico : Gillpa trick. 41. 
 
 White umbrella in M6xico, A. : Smith, Francis Hopkinson. 90. 
 
 Nicaragua : 
 Nicaragua: General descriptive data. 73. 
 
 Panama : 
 
 Americans in Panamd,, The : Scott. 89. 
 
 Panamd and CastiUa del Oro, Old : Anderson. 3. 
 
 Panamd and the canal to-day : Lindsay. s°- 
 
 Panami canal : Barrett. 8. 
 
 Panami canal, The : Arias. 4. 
 
 Panami, past and present : Bishop. 14. 
 
 Panama, the canal, the country and the people : Bullard (Albert 
 Edwards), ig. 
 
 Story of Panama, The : Gause and Carr. 42. 
 Paraguay : 
 
 Buenos Aires, Tucumdn y Paraguay, Ensayo de la historia civil 
 de: Funes. 39. 
 
 Historia de la conquista del Paraguay, Rio de la Plata y Tucum^n : 
 Lozano. 61. 
 
 History of Paraguay, The : Washburn. 100. 
 
 Independencia del Paraguay, La revoluci6n de la : Garay. 40. 
 
 Paraguay, A list of books, magazines articles and maps relating to : 
 Decoud. 30. 
 
 Paraguay: Decoud. 30. 
 
 Paraguay : General descriptive data. 75. 
 
 Paraguay : Letters from the battle-fields of : Burton. 20. 
 
 Paraguay : the land and the people : Bourgade. 15. 
 
 Picturesque Paraguay : Macdonald. 62. 
 
 War in Paraguay, The : Thompson, George. 95 
 Patagonia : (see Argentina). 
 Peru: 
 
 Andes and the Amazon, The : Enock. 37. 
 
 Bolivia y Perti : Renfi-Moreno. 83. 
 
 Brazil and Perd boundary question : Moore. 71. 
 
INDEX BY COUNTRIES AND SUBJECTS xvii 
 
 Chile, Pert and Brazil, Narrative of services in the liberation of : 
 
 Cochrane. 26. 
 Cuzco: Markham. 64. 
 Guerra del Padfico, Mediacidn de los Estados Unidos de Norte 
 
 Amfirica en la : Logan and Calder6n. 60. 
 Historia antigua del Pert : Lorente. 61. 
 History of Pert, A : Markham. 63. 
 History of the conquest of Pert : Prescott. 80. 
 Incas, First part of the royal commentaries of the : Vega. 98. 
 Incas, Los : Marmontel. 65. 
 
 Incas, Narratives of the rites and laws of the : Markham. 64. 
 Incas of Pert, The : Markham. 65. 
 Naval campaigns, Four modem : Clowes. 25. 
 Old and new Pert, The : Wright. 106. 
 Pachacamac: Uhle. 96. 
 Pert: Enock. 36. 
 Pert in 1906 : Garland. 41. 
 Pert, In the wonderland of : Bingham. 12. 
 Pert, its story, people and religion : Guinness. 45. 
 Pert: Squier. 93. 
 Peruvian art, ancient : Baessler. 6. 
 Peruvian mummies, and what they teach : Mead. 69. 
 Search for the apex of America, A. : Peck. 76. 
 Titicaca and Koati, The island of : Bandelier. 7. 
 Two years in Pert, with exploration of its antiquities : Hutchinson. 
 
 SI- 
 
 Visita al Pert del secretario de estado de los Estados Unidos, 
 Excmo. Sr. Elihu Root: (In Spanish and English). 86. 
 
 Vitcos, the last Inca capital : Bingham. 13. 
 
 War between Pert and ChUe, The : Markham. 65. 
 
 War of the Pacific coast of South America between Chile and the 
 allied republics of Pert and Bolivia, The : Mason. 68. 
 
 Salvador : 
 
 Salvador : General descriptive data. 87. 
 
 Salvador of the twentieth century : Martin. 67. 
 South America, General: 
 
 Across South America : Bingham. 12. 
 
 Across unknown South America : Savage-Landor. 88. 
 
 Along the Andes and down the Amazon : Mozans. 72. 
 
xviii INDEX BY COUNTRIES AND SUBJECTS 
 
 Amazon and its tributaries, Fifteen thousand miles on the : Brown 
 
 and Lidstone. 17. 
 Amazon and ilo Negro, A narrative of travels on the : Wallace. 100. 
 Amazons, The naturalist on the river : Bates, g. 
 Andean land, The : Osbom. 75. 
 Around and about South America : Vincent. 99. 
 Bolivar, Sim6n, Correspondencia general del libertador : Larrazd- 
 
 bal. 56- 
 Bolivar, Sim6n : Petre. 78. 
 Bronze in South America before the arrival of the Europeans: 
 
 MortiUet. 71. 
 Emancipation of South America, being a condensed translation by 
 
 William Pilling of the history of San Martin : Mitre. 70. 
 History of South America, A, 1854-1904 : Akers. 2. 
 Illustrated South America : Boyce. 15. 
 
 Independence of the South American republics. The : Paxson. 76. 
 Journal of researches into the natural history and geology of the 
 
 countries visited : Darwiu. 28. 
 Miranda's attempt to effect a revolution in South America, The 
 
 history of don Francisco de : Biggs. 11. 
 Pacific shores from Panamd : Peixotto. 77. 
 Panamd, to Patagonia : Pepper. 77. 
 Plata, and thence overland to Perfi, An account of a voyage up the 
 
 river de la : Biscay. 14. 
 South America : Bryce. 18. 
 South America from its discovery to the present time, The history 
 
 of: Deberle. 29. 
 South America of to-day : Clemenceau. 25. 
 South American archaeology : Joyce. $2. 
 South American history and politics as a field for research, The 
 
 possibilities of : Bingham. 13. 
 South American problems : Speer. 92. 
 South American republics, The : Dawson. 29. 
 South Americans, The : Hale. 46. 
 South American tour. The : Peck. 76. 
 
 South America, Social, industrial and political : Carpenter. 22. 
 South and Central America, The republics of : Enock. 37. 
 South of Panamd : Ross. 86. 
 The flowing road. Adventures on the great rivers of South America : 
 
 Whitney. 102. 
 
INDEX BY COUNTRIES AND SUBJECTS xix 
 
 Through South America : Van Dyke. 98. 
 Voyages and discoveries in South America: Acufia, Acarete, 
 Grillet and Bechamel. 2. 
 
 Uruguay : 
 Primeros patriotas orientales de 181 1, Los : Maeso. 63. 
 Uruguay en 1904, El : Roxlo. 86. 
 Uruguay : General descriptive data. 97. 
 Uruguay: Koebel. S5- 
 Through five republics of South America. A critical description of 
 
 Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela in 1905 : 
 
 Martin. 67. 
 
 Venezuela : 
 
 Colombian and Venezuelan republics. The : Scruggs. 89. 
 
 £studios indfgenas. Contribuciones a la historia antigua de 
 Venezuela: Rojas. 85. 
 
 New Granada, The conquest of : Markham. 64. 
 
 Through five republics of South America. A critical description of 
 Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela in 1905 : Mar- 
 tin. 67. 
 
 Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena : Mozans. 72. 
 
 Venezuela: Dalton. 28. 
 
 Venezuela : General descriptive data. gg. 
 
 Venezuela, the land where it's always summer : Curtis. 28. 
 
 Wilderness, Our search for a : Beebe. 9 
 
A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS 
 IN SPANISH, ENGLISH AND POR- 
 TUGUESE, WITH COMMENTS 
 
 Acaxete du Biscay, Mons[ieur] : An account of a voyage 
 up the river de la Plata, and thence overland to Peru. 
 With observations on the inhabitants, as well as Indians 
 and Spaniards ; the cities, commerce, fertility, and riches 
 of that part of America. By Mons[ieur] Acarete du Biscay. 
 London, printed for Samuel Buckley, at the Dolphin over 
 against St. Dunstan's church in Fleet street, 1698. 79 pp. 
 lamo. I map. 
 
 An "original document," and as such of interest and value, 
 provided comparison be made with other historical sources of 
 information, and with the facts which we have since acquired 
 regarding geography, etc. 
 
 Acevedo, Eduardo : Jos6 Artigas, jefe de los orientales 
 y protector de los pueblos libres. Su obra civica. Alegato 
 hist6rico. Per Eduardo Acevedo. (In 3 vols. 8°.) 
 Montevideo, Gregorio V. Marino. Vol. I. 1909. 504 
 pp. front. Vol. II. 1909. 663 pp. Vol. III. 1910. 
 888 pp. 
 
 According to the compiler, an alegato (allegation), with 
 "textual transcription of all the accusations and all the eulogies 
 of which Artigas has been the object, and an examination of the 
 
 B I 
 
2 A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 
 
 evidence adduced. " It contains material of value for the study 
 of Artigas, and the history of the countries about the rio de la 
 Plata during the decade from 1810-1820. 
 
 Acuna, Chiistopher de : Voyages and discoveiies in South 
 America. The first up the river of Amazons to Quito in 
 Peru, and back again to Brazil, perf orm'd at the command 
 of the king of Spain. By Christopher D'Acugna. The 
 second up the river of Plata, and thence by land to the 
 mines of Postosi. By Mons. Acarete. The third from 
 Cayenne into Guiana, in search of the lake of Parima, 
 reputed the richest place in the world. By M. Grillet 
 and Bechamel. Done into English from the originals, 
 being the only account of those parts hitherto extant. 
 The whole illustrated with notes and maps. London, 
 printed for S. Buckley at the Dolphin over against 
 St. Dunstan's church in Fleet street, 1698, viii, [190 pp.]. 
 i2mo. I map. 
 
 Valuable original soiurces of information regarding the 
 adventures of these early explorers, and their impressions of 
 the countries visited. 
 
 Akers, Charles Edmond : A history of South America, 
 1854-1904. With an additional chapter bringing the 
 history to the present day. By Charles Edmond Akers. 
 New York, E. P. Dutton & co., 1912. xxviii, 716 pp. 
 8°. front. 7 maps. 46 illus. 
 
 The author says: "A residence of fourteen years in South 
 America . . . brought home to me the need of a concise history 
 of the various South American states"; to meet this need he 
 felt called upon to write the present work ; an exarmnation of 
 it leads to the conclusion, however, that the want of a proper 
 history of South America in English is quite as great now as it 
 was before the appearance of this work ; from the fanciful pre- 
 
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 sentment of the coat of arms -which appears upon the cover, and 
 which is not South American, but Mexican, to the small detail 
 of spelling, this book is a jumble of surnames (often unac- 
 companied by Christian names), statistics, unimportant frag- 
 ments of history, trivial generalizations, bad English and incon- 
 sistent Spanish orthography ; the first sentence in the body of 
 the work shows a rare ingenuity in the midng of metaphors : 
 "The beginning of the nineteenth century foimd the Spanish 
 colonies seething with discontent against the rule of the mother 
 country, and so ripe for revolt that a spark only was necessary 
 to fire the train ; " and this is but a foretaste of the extraordinary 
 style in which this author xmbiurdens his mind; the result is 
 neither entertaining nor instructive. 
 
 Agassiz, Professor, and Mrs. Louis [Elizabeth Gary] 
 Agassiz : A joumey in Brazil. By Professor Agassiz and 
 Mrs. Louis [Elizabeth Gary] Agassiz. Boston, Ticknor & 
 Fields, 1868. xix, 540 pp. 8°. front. 19 illus. 
 
 An interesting description of a joumey made by acute 
 observers who were gifted with the power of expression ; prop- 
 erly documented; of importance to students of geography, 
 botany, zoology and ethnology. 
 
 Agassiz, Louis : Scientific results of a joumey in Brazil 
 by Louis Agassiz and his traveling companions. Geology 
 and physical geography of Brazil. By Ch. Fred. Hartt, 
 professor of geology in Cornell university. With illustra- 
 tions and maps. (Under caption : " Thayer expedition.") 
 Boston, Fields, Osgood & co., 1870. xxiii, 620 pp. 8°. 
 front. 4 maps. 68 illus. 
 
 A sterling and well documented work by trained observers. 
 
 Anderson, C. L. G. : Old Panama and Castilla del Oro. 
 A narrative history of the discovery, conquest, and settle- 
 
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 ment by the Spaniards of Panama, Darien, Veragua, 
 Santo Domingo, Santa Marta, Cartagena, Nicaragua, and 
 Peru ; including the four voyages of Columbus to Amer- 
 ica, the discovery of the Pacific ocean by Vasco Nunez de 
 Balboa, a description of the aborigines of the Isthmus, 
 accounts of the search for the strait through the new 
 world and early efforts for a canal, the daring raids of Sir 
 Francis Drake, the Buccaneers in the Caribbean and 
 South seas, the sack of the city of Old Panama by Henry 
 Morgan, and the story of the Scots colony on Caledonia 
 bay. With maps and rare illustrations. By Dr. C. L. G. 
 Anderson, medical reserve corps. United States army; 
 etc. Boston, The Page co., MDCCCCXIV. xv, 559 
 pp. 8°. front. 3 maps. 38 illus. 
 
 A welcome and readable volume which deals with the his- 
 tory of the Isthmus of Panama during the early colonial period, 
 composed largely of free translations of documentary material, 
 without adequate foot-notes. 
 
 Argentine republic, The : General descriptive data pre- 
 pared in June, 1909. By the International bureau of 
 American republics. Washington, D.C., Government 
 printing office, 1909. 32 pp. 8°. pamph. 15 illus. 
 
 While this pamphlet, from the very nature of the case, like 
 other similar pamphlets published by the Pan American union, 
 is necessarily of very limited scope, it is of value to the general 
 reader who may be interested in present or moderately recent 
 conditions. 
 
 Arias, Harmodio: The Panama canal. A study in 
 international law and diplomacy. By Harmodio Arias, 
 B.A., LL.B., sometime exhibitioner and prizeman of 
 
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 St. John's college, Cambridge, Quain prizeman in inter- 
 national law, university of London. London, P. S. King 
 & son, 1911. xiv, 192 pp. i2mo. 
 
 A well documented review of the treaties, and of the bearing 
 of the Monroe doctrine, a consideration of the principles which 
 underhe the neutralization of waterways, a comparison of the 
 Suez and the Panama canals and a discussion of the fortifica- 
 tion of the Panami canal, with an appendix containing the 
 treaties involved. 
 
 Ayme, Louis H. : Ancient temples and cities of the 
 new world — Mitla. By Louis H. Ayme, consul general 
 of the United States at Lisbon, Portugal. Bulletin of 
 the Pan American union, September, 1911. pp. 548-567. 
 3 maps. 12 illus. 
 
 Devoted in the main to a description of the group of struc- 
 tures known as the haU or palace of the pillars or northern 
 group, and the southern group ; an interesting popular descrip- 
 tion, with excellent pictures. 
 
 Baerlein, Henry: Mexico, the land of unrest. Being 
 chiefly an account of what produced the outbreak in 1910, 
 together with the story of the revolution down to this day. 
 By Henry Baerlein, lately special correspondent of 
 " The Times," in Mexico, author of " On the forgotten 
 road," " The Diwan of Abu'l Ala," etc. London, Her- 
 bert & Daniel, [1913]. ix, 461 pp. 8°. front. 86 illus. 
 
 A bulky work with a title-page in two colors, intended to 
 explain the downfall of Porfirio Diaz and to give an account of 
 subsequent events ; egotistical, dogmatic, vindictive, reportorial 
 in style, wanting in perspective of experience or knowledge of 
 history; one of numerous recent works that, while seeking to 
 explain conditions in Mexico, have but obscured the situation. 
 
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 Baessler, Arthur: Ancient Peruvian art. Contribu- 
 tions to the archaeology of the empire of the Incas. From 
 his collections by Arthur Baessler. Translation by A. H, 
 Keane. (In 4 vols. 20 X 14I in-) Leipsic, Karl W. 
 Hiersemann ; Berlin, A. Asher & co. ; New York, Dodd, 
 Mead & co., 1902-1903. Vol. I. Drawings and paint- 
 ings, representations in relief and on the round on north 
 Peruvian earthenware; ornamental motives, houses and 
 temple-pyramids; human beings, plates 1-49. Vol. II. 
 Drawings and paintings, representations in relief and on 
 the round on north Peruvian earthenware; mythical 
 animals, plates 50-81. Vol. III. Drawings and paint- 
 ings, representations in relief and on the round on north 
 Peruvian earthenware; mythical persons, plates 82-130. 
 Vol. rV. Paintiags on earthenware from Pachacamac, 
 plates 131-165. 
 
 Of rare interest and importance to students of Peruvian 
 archaeology. 
 
 Bancroft, Hubert Howe : History of Mexico ; being a 
 popular history of the Mexican people from the earliest 
 primitive civilization to the present time. By Hubert Howe 
 Bancroft. Maps and illustrations. New York, The Ban- 
 croft CO., 1914. iv, 581 pp. i2mo. 47 maps. 151 illus. 
 
 Practically a reprint of the edition of 1887, with a few highly 
 colored additions, made to cover recent events ; awkward and 
 inaccurate in style, and adding nothing of importance to the 
 general accumulation of knowledge; a disappointment, in 
 view of the fact that this author had access to vast stores of 
 information already collected by himself. 
 
 Bancroft, Hubert Howe : History of the Pacific states 
 of North America. By Hubert Howe Bancroft. (Of this 
 
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 Mexico is treated in Vols. IV-IX.) San Francisco, A. L. 
 Bancroft & co., 1883. Vol. IV. 1516-1521. cxii, 702 pp. 
 8°. 6 maps, 5 in text. 3 illus. Vol. V. 1521-1600. xiv, 
 790 pp. 8°. 17 maps, 16 in text. 5 illus. Vol. VI. 1600- 
 1803. XV, 780 pp. 8°. 14 maps, 13 in text. 5illus. Vol. 
 VII. 1 804-1 824. xiv, 829 pp. 8°. 30 maps in text. 7 
 illus. Vol. VIII. xiii, 812 pp. 8°. 34 maps, 33 in text. 
 Vol. IX. xii, 760 pp. 8°. 25 maps, 24 in text. 
 
 A veritable storehouse and bibliography of material for his- 
 tory ; in no sense an ordered and finished work. 
 
 Bandelier, A. F. : The gilded man (El dorado), and 
 other pictures of the Spanish occupancy of America. 
 New York, D. Appleton & co., 1893. 302 pp. 8°. 
 
 A reliable, interesting and dramatic relation of the following 
 ancient stories: I: El dorado: i Cundinamarca, 2 Meta, 
 3 Omagua, 4 The expedition of Ursula and Aguirre ; II : Cibola : 
 I The Amazons, 2 The seven cities, 3 Francisco Vasquez Coro- 
 nado, 4 The New Mexican pueblos, 5 Quivira; III: The mas- 
 sacre of Cholula ; IV : The ancient city of Santa Fe ; V : Jean 
 l'Archev6que. 
 
 Bandelier, Adolph F[rancis Alphonse] : The island of 
 Titicaca and Koati. Illustrated By Adolph F[rancis 
 Alphonse] Bandelier. New York, The Hispanic society of 
 America, 1910. xvi (i), 358 pp. 8°. front. 3 maps. 
 82 iUus. 
 
 An accurate and flluminating account of the central shrine 
 of the Incas, by one whose intimate knowledge of the native 
 races of America, based upon competent and thorough re- 
 searches, makes him a prime authority. 
 
 Baralt, Rafael Maria, y Diaz, Ramdn : Resdmen de la 
 historia de Venezuela desde el ano de 1797 hasta el de 
 
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 1850. For Rafael Maria Baralt y Ramon Diaz. Tiene al 
 fin un breve bosquejo hist6rico que comprende los anos 
 de 1834 hasta 1857. (In 3 vols. i2nio.) Paris, imprenta 
 de H. Fournier y comp", 1841. Vol. I. 598 [i] pp. front. 
 19 illus. Vol. II. 571 [i] pp. front. 21 illus. Vol. HI. 
 448 [i] pp. front. 4 illus. 
 
 A work that covers the most important period of the history 
 of this country; of merit and importance, and worthy of the 
 attention of serious investigators, particularly of those who are 
 interested in the career of Bolivar. 
 
 Barra, Eduardo de la : £1 problema de los Andes. By 
 
 Eduardo de la Barra, ingeniero geografo. Buenos Aires, 
 imprenta de Fablo E. Coni e hijos, 1895. 407 pp. i2mo. 
 
 A technical discussion of the boundary between Chile and 
 Argentina, written in a good spirit, and of considerable value 
 for the historian and the geographer. 
 
 Barrett, John : Latin-America of to-day and its relations 
 to the United States. In proceedings of American political 
 science association at the 14th annual meeting Held in 
 Madison, Wisconsin, December 27-31, 1907. pp. 34-45- 
 8°. By honorable John Barrett, director general of the 
 bureau of American republics. Baltimore, Maryland, The 
 Waverly press, 1908. 
 
 A hasty review of the relations existing seven years ago 
 between the United States and the countries to the south- 
 ward, with a sketch of the development of the International 
 bureau of American repubUcs (Pan American union). 
 
 Barrett, John : Panama canal, what it is, what it means. 
 By John Barrett, director general of the Pan American 
 union, etc. Washmgton, D.C., Pan American union, 1913. 
 120 pp. 8°. front. 7 maps. 82 illus. 
 
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 An historical sketch of the Isthmus, and of the Canal, and of 
 the works pertaining to it, with a considerable array of statis- 
 tics, a gazetteer of names, a collection of maps and pictures 
 which gives a good idea of the imdertaking ; of interest to the 
 general reader. 
 
 Bates, Heniy Walter: The naturalist on the river 
 Amazons. A record of adventures, habits of animals, 
 sketches of Brazilian and Indian life, and aspects of nature 
 under the equator, during eleven years of travel. By 
 Henry Walter Bates. In two vols. London, John 
 Murray, 1863. Vol. I. viii, 351 pp. i2mo. front, i 
 map. 17 illus. Vol. II. iv, 423 pp. i2mo. front. 
 23 iUus. 
 
 The personal observations of a discerning traveler and in- 
 vestigator, made before many of the regions which he visited 
 had fallen under European influence. 
 
 Bechamel, Francis : (see Grillet and Acuna). 
 
 Beebe, Mary Blair, and C. William : Our search for a 
 \nldemess. An account of two ornithological expeditions 
 to Venezuela and to British Guiana. By Mary Blair 
 Beebe and C. William Beebe, curator of ornithology in 
 the New York zoological park, etc. Illustrated with 
 photographs from life taken by the authors. New York, 
 Henry Holt & co., 1910. xi, 408 pp. 8°. front. 160 illus. 
 
 Worthy of all praise and of universal possession ; many of 
 the illustrations are of extraordinary excellence. 
 
 Bell, Alured Gray : The beautiful Rio de Janeiro. By 
 
 Alured Gray Bell. London, Heineman, (no date), xix, 194 
 pp. 4°. front. 3 maps. 2 charts. 58 illus. in colors, 
 no illus. in black and white. 
 
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 The author has the frankness to say in his introduction : 
 "Thisisasubventionedwork — subventioned by . . . ministers 
 of state and other magnates, who desire that English-speaking 
 people should be better acquainted than our schoolboy with the 
 magnificent metropolis of Brazil. Under such obhgations I 
 have endeavored to avoid flattery, quite satisfied that it de- 
 feats the very purpose of advertisement." Bearing this in 
 mind, and expecting only the popular, superficial and admira- 
 tive style, the reader will not be disappointed in this work ; it 
 gives a good impression of the BrazUian capital, and furnishes 
 statistics and other data regarding the city, its institutions, 
 trade, etc. 
 
 Bell, Edward I. : The political shame of Mexico. By 
 Edward I. Bell, formerly editor and publisher of "La 
 Prensa " and " The Daily Mexican " of Mexico City. 
 New York, McBride, Nast & co., 1914. [ix], 422 pp. 
 i2mo. front. 11 illus. (Under series caption: "In- 
 ternational bureau of American republics.") 
 
 Although wanting in perspective of historical knowledge, 
 displaying evidence of bias, and in many respects inaccurate, 
 this work is based upon well used exceptional opportxmities 
 for personal observation regarding the secret diplomacy of the 
 successors of Diaz ; it is therefore an interesting and valuable 
 human document, in which the author seems to make good his 
 contention that, although the government of the United States 
 has usually been honest in its deaUngs with Mexico, it has been 
 invariably mistaken. 
 
 Bennett, Frank: Forty years in Brazil. By Frank 
 Bennett. Illustrated. London, Mills & Boon, ltd., 
 [1914.] xxiii, 271 pp. 8°. front. 30 illus. 
 
 A little of everything: geography, history, science, trade, 
 customs ; to be commended for simphcity, accuracy, kind of in- 
 formation suppUed, emphasis, and general readableness. 
 
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 Bemfirdez, Manuel : El Brazil, su vida, su trabajo, su 
 futuro. Itinerario periodistico. Por Manuel Bernirdez. 
 Buenos Aires (R. Argentina), 1908. xxxv, 284 pp. 8°. 
 4 maps, I of which is in relief. 122 illus. 
 
 A general survey of the country and people, with very in- 
 structive although not well executed pictures. 
 
 Bigelow, John: American policy. The western hemi- 
 sphere in its relation to the eastern. By John Bigelow, 
 major U.S. army, retired ; author of " Mars-la-tour and 
 Gravelotte," " The principles of strategy," " Reminis- 
 cences of the Santiago campaign," " The campaign of 
 Chancellorsville." New York, Charles Scribner's sons, 
 1914. vi, 184 pp. i2mo. I map. 
 
 A terse, soxmd, philosophic and suggestive statement of the 
 principles that underlie the international poUcy of the United 
 States, and of the problems that confront the other countries of 
 this hemisphere and the United States in its relation to them ; 
 of great value. 
 
 Biggs, James: The history of don Francisco de Mi- 
 randa's attempt to effect a revolution in South America in 
 a series of letters. By James Biggs, revised, corrected, 
 and enlarged; to which are annexed sketches of the life 
 of Miranda, and geographical notices of Caracas. Lon- 
 don, printed for the author by T. Gillet, 1809. xv, 312 
 pp. i2mo. 
 
 Letters written at the time by one who participated in the 
 venture ; of use to such students as may be able to make allow- 
 ance for the temperament and attitude of the author. 
 
 Bigg- Wither, Thomas P. : Pioneering in south Brazil. 
 Three years of forest and prairie life in the province of 
 
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 Parana. By Thomas P. Bigg-Wither, assoc. inst. C. E., 
 F.R.G.S. In two vols. With map and illustrations. 
 London, John Murray, 1878. Vol. I. xiii, 378 pp. 
 izmo. front, i map. 8 illus. Vol. II. x, 328 pp. 
 i2mo. front, i map. 10 Ulus. 
 
 A record of interesting travel and adventures, overloaded 
 with superfluous details. 
 
 Bilbao, Manuel: Buenos Aires desde su fundacidn 
 hasta nuestros dias. Especialmente el periodo compren- 
 dido en los siglos XVIII y XIX. Precedido de una carta 
 del doctor don Vicente Fidel Ldpez. Por Manuel Bilbao, 
 Buenos Aires, imprenta de Juan A. Alsina, 1902. xiii. 
 664 pp. 8°. 
 
 A brief survey of the early history of Buenos Aires, and 
 an extended account of its more recent development, with 
 attention to well verified familiar tradition; it contains valu- 
 able material for the historian. 
 
 Bingham, Hiram : Across South America. An account 
 of a journey from Buenos Aires to Lima by way of Potosi. 
 With notes on Brazil, Argentine, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. 
 
 By Hiram Bingham, Yale university. With eighty illus- 
 trations and maps. Boston and New York, Houghton 
 Mifflin CO., 1911. xvi, 405 pp. 8°. front. 7 maps. 
 75 illus. 
 
 A notable addition to the literature on this subject, judicious 
 in tone, sympathetic, the work of a trained observer ; marred by 
 errors and inconsistencies of grammar and orthography. 
 
 Bingham, Hiram: In the wonderland of Peru. A 
 work accomplished by the Peruvian expedition of 1912, 
 under the auspices of Yale university and the National 
 
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 geographic society. By Hiram Bingham, director of the 
 expedition. Reprinted from the National geographic 
 magazine, April, 1913. Washington, press of Judd and 
 Detweiler, 1915. 187 pp. 8°. i map. 253 illus. 
 
 An instructive popular account of the expedition and in- 
 vestigations, with reproductions of many good photographs. 
 
 Bingham, Hiram: The Monroe doctrine, an obsolete 
 shibboleth. By Hiram Bingham. New Haven, Yale 
 university press; London, Humphrey Milford, Oxford 
 miiversity press, MDCCCCXIII. vii, 154 pp. i6mo. 
 
 An interesting statement with which the well informed wUl 
 probably agree, and which emphasizes the need of a general 
 American formula and understanding that may serve to take the 
 place of what was once a useful doctrine, but which is now both 
 improper and disturbing. 
 
 Bingham, Hiram : The possibilities of South American 
 history and politics as a field for research. By Hiram 
 Bingham. Reprinted from the " Bulletin " of the Inter- 
 national bureau of the American republics [Pan Amer- 
 ican union.] February, 1908. 18 pp. 8°. pamph. 
 
 A suggestive and helpful indication of available materials, 
 with abundant foot-notes; of considerable bibUographical 
 value. 
 
 Bingham, Hiram: Vitcos, the last Inca capital. By 
 
 Hiram Bingham, director of the Yale Peruvian expedition. 
 In proceedings of the Antiquarian society, April 10, 1912- 
 October 16, 1912. [Wooster, puHished by the society, 
 1912.] pp. 135-196. 8°. I map. 7 illus. 
 
 A genuine contribution to scientific knowledge, with a bib- 
 liography at the back. 
 
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 Biscay, Acarete du : An account of a voyage up the river 
 de la Plata, and thence over land to Peru. With obser- 
 vations on the inhabitants, as well as Indians and Span- 
 iards; the cities, commerce, fertiUty, and riches of that 
 part of America. By Acarete du Biscay. London, 
 printed for Samuel Buckley, at the Dolphin over against 
 St. Dunstan's church in Fleet street, 1698. 68 pp. 
 i2mo. [Bound in with Christopher d'Acugna's work. 
 See Acuna.] 
 
 Bishop, Farnham: Panamd, past and present. By 
 
 Farnham Bishop. New York, The Century co., 1913. 
 xvi, 271 pp. i2mo. front. 88 Ulus. 
 
 A satisfactory historical sketch, and an accurate description of 
 the construction and equipment of the Canal, based upon infor- 
 mation gathered under exceptionably favorable circumstances. 
 
 Bolivia: General descriptive data prepared in June, 
 1909. By the International bureau of American repub- 
 lics. Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 
 13 pp. 8°. pamph. i illus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Bonsai, Stephen: The American Mediterranean. By 
 
 Stephen Bonsai, author of " The fight for Santiago," 
 " The golden horseshoe," etc. Illustrated. New York, 
 Moffat, Yard & co., 1912. ix, 488 pp. 8°. front. 2 
 maps. 15 Ulus. 
 
 A record of the experiences of several voyages among the 
 Caribbean countries, in the chatty, superficial style that 
 usually goes with ephemeral literature ; not without interest 
 to those who are content to wander far for httle information. 
 
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 Bourgade, Dr. E. de la Dardye : Paraguay : the land and 
 the people, natural wealth and commercial capabilities. 
 By Dr. E. de la Dardye Bourgade. English edition, 
 edited by E. G. Ravenstein, F.R.G.S. With map and 
 illustrations. London and Liverpool, George Philip & 
 son, 1892. xiii, 243 pp. i2mo. front, i map. 12 illus. 
 
 A satisfactory description of physical features, social life, 
 and industries, as seen during the author's two years' stay in the 
 country, with appendixes containing statistics and a table of 
 moneys, weights and measures. 
 
 Boyce, W. D. : Illustrated South America. A Chicago 
 publisher's travels and investigations in the republics of 
 South America, with 500 photographs of people and 
 scenes from the Isthmus of Panama to the Straits of 
 Magellan. By W. D. Boyce, publisher of the " Chicago 
 Saturday Blade " and the " Chicago Ledger." Chicago 
 and New York, Rand, McNally & cc, [191 2]. xv, 638 pp. 
 8°. front. I map. 500 illus. 
 
 A hodge-podge of superficial observations, crude opinions, 
 fragments of history, and statistics regarding all the countries 
 of South America, extensively but not well illustrated, and 
 written in an abominable style. 
 
 Brandon, Edgar Ewing: Latin-American universities 
 and special schools. By Edgar Ewing Brandon, vice 
 president of Miami university, [Ohio]. (Under caption: 
 " United States bureau of education, bulletin, 1912 : No. 
 30.") Washington, Government printing office, 1913. 
 153 pp. 8°. pamph. 71 illus. 
 
 A work of exceptional value, inasmuch as it is not merely the 
 only one of its character, but also because it was conscientiously 
 
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 and well prepared ; the illustrations in general are good ; it should 
 be in the hands of all North American educators and librarians. 
 
 Brazil : General descriptive data prepared in June, 1909. 
 By the International bureau of American republics. 
 Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 
 37 pp. 8°. pamph. 13 illus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Brinton, Daniel G. : A primer of Mayan hieroglyphics. 
 By Daniel G. Brinton, A.M., M.D., LL.D., Sc.D., pro- 
 fessor of American archaeology and linguistics in the uni- 
 versity of Pennsylvania, president of the American asso- 
 ciation for the advancement of science, etc., etc. (Under 
 caption : " Publications of the university of Pennsylvania. 
 Series in philology, literature, and archaeology. Vol. II, 
 No. 2.") Ginn & co., agents for the United States, 
 Canada, and England, (no date.) vi, 152 pp. 8°. 141 
 reproductions of picture writings. 
 
 Clear, comprehensive, concise; of real interest and value 
 for the serious historian. 
 
 Brinton, Daniel G. : Rig Veda Americanus. Sacred 
 songs of the ancient Mexicans, with a gloss in Nahuatl. 
 Edited, with a paraphrase, notes and vocabulary. By 
 Daniel G. Brinton, A.M., M.D., professor of Ameri- 
 can archaeology and linguistics in university of Pennsyl- 
 vania. Philadelphia, the author, 1890. (Under caption : 
 " Brinton's library of aboriginal American literature. 
 Number VIII.") 95 pp. 8°. front. 4 illus. 
 
 Interesting to both the specialist and the general reader, 
 to the former because of its linguistic and ethnic value, to the 
 
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 latter because of the glimpse which it gives of primitive psy- 
 chology. 
 
 Brinton, Daniel G. : The native calendar of Central 
 America and Mexico, a study in linguistics and symbolism. 
 By Daniel G. Brinton, A.M., M.D., LL.D., D.Sc, pro- 
 fessor of American archaeology and linguistics in the 
 university of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, MacCalla & 
 CO., 1893. 59 pp. 8°. 
 
 A well documented and thorough discussion of these most 
 important of siurvlviug intellectual monuments. 
 
 Brown, C. Barrington, and Lidstone, William : Fifteen 
 thousand miles on the Amazon and its tributaries. By 
 C. Barrington Brown, assoc. R.S.M., author of " Canoe 
 and camp life in British Guiana," and William Lidstone, 
 C.E. With map and wood engravings. London, Ed- 
 ward Stanford, 1878. xiii, 520 pp. 8°. front, i map. 
 23 illus. 
 
 A book of travel, with numerous observations and incidents ; 
 although much too long, and overloaded with trivial details, it 
 contains material that may serve the student of geography and 
 ethnology. 
 
 Brown, Hubert W. : Latin America. Students' lectures 
 on missions. Princeton theological seminary. MCMI. 
 The pagans, the papists, the protestants and the present- 
 day problem. By Hubert W. Brown, M.A. Illustrated. 
 New York, Fleming H. Revell co., 1901. Reprint : Young 
 people's missionary movement of the United States and 
 Canada, 1909. 308 pp. i2mo. front. 20 illus. 
 
 Pardoning the obvious tendency to alliteration and the 
 frankly sectarian bias of the professional missionary, an inter- 
 
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 esting plea for the author's kind of religion, with felicitous 
 presentations of fragments of history, social usages, and the 
 life in general of fairly diversified types of people in Mexico and 
 Central and South America. 
 
 Bruce, G. J. : Brazil and the Brazilians. By G. J. Bruce. 
 With eight illustrations. New York, Dodd, Mead & co., 
 1914. 307 pp. 8°. front. 7 illus. 
 
 A source of considerable information in a very light vein. 
 
 Bryce, James : South America. Observations and im- 
 pressions. By James Bryce, author of " The holy Roman 
 empire," " The American commonwealth," etc. With 
 maps. New York, The Macmillan co., 1912. xxiv, 611 
 pp. 8°. 5 maps. 
 
 Probably none but the gifted and distinguished author of 
 this work could produce so readable and interesting a volume 
 imder the circumstances which attended his brief visit to South 
 America ; his intention was so excellent, and the style is so 
 admirable, that one is disposed to forgive the misapprehensions 
 and consequent misinterpretations which sprang from the nat- 
 ural limitations to which he was subjected. 
 
 Buley, E. C. : North Brazil. Physical features, natural 
 resources, means of communication, manufactures and 
 industrial development. (South American handbooks.) 
 By E. C. Buley. New York, D. Appleton & co., 
 MCMXIV. 216 pp. 8°. front. 3 maps. 15 illus. 
 
 An accoimt of geography, climate, plants, animals, history, 
 distribution of population, government, social conditions, indus- 
 tries, public service and transportation ; excellent in every way. 
 
 Buley, E. C. : South Brazil. Physical features, natural 
 resources, means of communication, manufactures and 
 
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 industrial development. (South American handbooks.) 
 By E. C. Buley. London, Bath, New York, and Mel- 
 bourne, Sir Isaac Pitman & sons, ltd., 1914. 219 pp. 
 8°. front. 2 maps. 14 illus. 
 
 See comment on "North Brazil" by this author. 
 
 Bullard, Arthur [Albert Edwards] : Panama, the canal, 
 the cotmtry and the people. By Arthur Bullard. Re- 
 vised edition with additional chapters. Illustrated, 
 New York, The Macmillan co., 1914. xiv, 601 pp. 
 i2mo. front. 44 illus. 
 
 When the author says in his preface, "the works of Bancroft, 
 Fiske, Irving, Prescott and Winsor — the principal authori- 
 ties on the epoch of discovery and colonization — have been 
 freely used," he utters a truth in the last part of his statement 
 and an absurdity when he characterizes these as "the principal 
 authorities," that remove him from consideration as a serious 
 or original historian ; he slides awkwardly upon the surface of 
 things, expressing himself with that dogmatism which is not 
 infrequently associated with ignorance. 
 
 Btxlnes, Francisco: £1 verdadero Jufirez y la verdad 
 sobre la intervenci6n y el imperio. Por Francisco Bulnes. 
 Paris y M6xico, libreria de la vda. de Ch. Bouret, 
 1904. 873 pp. 8°. front, of author. 
 
 A diatribe against the Mexican reformer, with a clerical and 
 conservative bias ; the ample documentation does not sustain 
 the generalizations. See "Juirez" by Garcia, Genaro. 
 
 Burke, Ulick Ralph : A life of Benito Judrez, constitu- 
 tional president of Mexico. By Ulick Ralph Burke, 
 M.A., author of " A life of Gonsalva de Cordova," etc. 
 London and Sydney, Remington & co., 1894. x, 384 pp. 
 i2mo. front, i map. 
 
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 A well documented and useful biography, barring inex- 
 cusably bad Spanish, which one must usually forgive English 
 writers regarding the American coimtries. 
 
 Burton, Captain Richard F[rancis] : Explorations of the 
 highlands of the Brazil; with a full account of the gold 
 and diamond mines ; also, canoeing down 1500 miles of 
 the great river Sao Francisco, from Sabarl to the sea. 
 By Captain Richard F[rancis] Burton, F.R.G.S., etc. 
 In 2 vols. 8°. London, Tinsley bros., 1869. Vol. I. 
 X, 443 pp. front. Vol. II. viii, 478 pp. front, i map. 
 
 Of much value to the student of geography who knows how 
 to make allowance for the strong and predetermining charac- 
 teristics of the author. 
 
 Burton, Captain Richard F[rancis]: Letters from the 
 battle-fields of Paraguay. By Captain Richard F[rancis] 
 Burton, F.R.G.S., etc., author of " Explorations of the 
 highlands of Brazil," etc. With a map and illustrations. 
 London, Tinsley bros., 1870. xix, 491 pp. 8°. front. 
 
 Sprightly and interesting, in the manner of all the writings 
 of this indefatigable traveler and author, without being either 
 fair or conclusive; inadequate, dogmatic, unsupported by 
 references, yet occasionally presenting an illuminating ob- 
 servation. 
 
 Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar NUnez: (see Schmidt, Ulrick). 
 
 Calderdn, Francisco Garcia: La creacidn de un con- 
 tinente. By Francisco Garcia Calderon. Paris, Libre- 
 ria Paul Ollendorff, [1912]. xiv, 264 pp. i2mo. 
 
 An exposition of the ideas of a brilliant Peruvian as to the 
 future of this hemisphere ; much of it deals with the position 
 and attitude of the United States, the author's views regarding 
 
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 which seem to have been based upon European and South 
 American books rather than upon his own personal knowledge ; 
 while it contains many striking passages, it is only slightly 
 conclusive and constructive. 
 
 L> Calderon, F[rancisco] Garcia^: Latin America: its 
 rise and progress. By F[rancisco] Garcia Calderon, with 
 a preface by Raymond Poincare, of the French academy, 
 president of the council of ministers. Translated by 
 Bernard Miall. London and Leipsic, T. Fisher Unwin, 
 1913. xvii, 406 pp. 8°. I map. 22 ports. 2 illus. 
 
 "Here is a book which should be read and discussed by every 
 one interested in the futiu:e of the Latin genius. It is written 
 by a young Peruvian diplomatist. It is full of life and thought. 
 History, politics, economic and social science, literature, phi- 
 losophy — M. Calder6n is familiar with aU and touches upon aU 
 with competence and without pedantry. The entire evolution 
 of the South American republics is comprised in the volume 
 which he now submits to the European public." — M. PoincarS. 
 A proper statement regarding this most excellent work, which 
 may not be overlooked by any student of South American 
 affairs, although many of those who know both the Americas 
 will not agree with some of the conclusions reached ; the author's 
 ideas are patently colored by his exceptional antecedents, inher- 
 itance and career ; the translation is unsatisfactory, and the spell- 
 ing of names is inconsistent, owing to the fact that the translator, 
 instead of using the correct Spanish forms, took them from the 
 French original, in which they had suffered mutilation. 
 
 Calderdn, Francisco Garcia : Mediacidn de los Estados 
 Umdos de Norte America en la guerra del Pacifico. 
 
 (See Logan, Cornelius A.) 
 
 Calderdn, Ignacio : Bolivia : address delivered by the 
 Bolivian minister, Mr. Ignacio Calder6n, under the aus- 
 
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 pices of the National geographic society at Washington, 
 D.C. Conferencia leida en la sociedad GeogrMca de 
 Washington, D.C. Por el senor Ignacio Calderon, Wash- 
 ington, D.C, (no imprint), January 25, 1907. 21 pp. 
 8°. pamph. 
 
 An excellent outline of the history and geography of Bolivia, 
 by one who not only understood his own country, but who had 
 that knowledge of the United States which enabled him to 
 describe what wovdd be of interest to the people of this 
 country. 
 
 Calvo, Joaquin Bernardo : The republic of Costa Rica. 
 
 By Joaquin Bernardo Calvo. Translated from the Span- 
 ish and edited by L. de T. With an introduction, addi- 
 tions, and extensions by the editor. Map and illustra- 
 tions. Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & co., 
 1890. 286 pp. izmo. front, i map. 19 illus. 
 
 A Httle of ever3rthing thrown together : geography, history 
 botany, zoology, agriculture, industries, commerce, government, 
 society ; not without value. 
 
 Carpenter, Frank G. : South America, social, industrial, 
 and political. A twenty-five-thousand-mile journey in 
 search of information in the Isthmus of Panama and the 
 lands of the equator, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, 
 Chile, Tierra del Fuego, the Falklands, Argentina, Para- 
 guay, Uruguay, Brazil, the Guianas, Venezuela, and the 
 Orinoco basin. The resources and possibilities of the 
 various countries, the life and customs of the people, their 
 governments, business methods, and trade. By Frank 
 G. Carpenter, author of " Through Asia " and " Through 
 North America." Fully illustrated. New York, Western 
 W. Wilson, [1900]. vi, 625 pp. 8°. front. 161 illus. 
 
A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 23 
 
 If the author had possessed a more extensive perspective of 
 historical knowledge before he began his "twenty-five-thousand- 
 mile journey in search of information," his book might have 
 had an enduring value ; as it is, it is but crude and superficial 
 chatter in the manner of a professional guide entertaining his 
 none too intelligent hearers. 
 
 Carr, Charles Carl: The Story of Panama. The new 
 route to India. (See Cause, Frank A.) 
 
 Carson, W. £. : Mexico, the wonderland of the south. 
 By W. E. Carson. Illustrated. New York, The Mac- 
 millan co., 1909. xi, 439 pp. i2mo. front. 58 illus. 
 
 The author says this book was intended "to give a pen- 
 picture, fresh, accurate, and inclusive of Mexico to-day;" 
 whatever his intention he has produced one of the most inaccu- 
 rate, superficial, and trivial of the numerous works which have 
 misrepresented and beUttled Mexico during these latter years. 
 
 Cevallos, Pedro Fennin: Resumen de la historia del 
 Ecuador, desde su origen hasta 1845. For Pedro Fermin 
 Cevallos, individuo de la academia Ecuatoriana y corres- 
 pondiente de la Real Espanola. Segunda edicion revisada 
 per el autor. 5 vols. Guayaquil, imprenta de la Nacion, 
 1886. Tomo I. 540 pp. i2mo. Tomo II. 334b] pp. 
 izmo. Tomo III. 414, lvi[vi] pp. i2mo. Tomo IV. 
 473, vi pp. i2mo. Tomo V. 474(1] pp. i2mo. 
 
 Not to be disregarded by the serious student, although 
 miserably printed, and not docximented to any considerable 
 degree. 
 
 Chandler, Charles Lyon : Inter-American acquaintances. 
 By Charles Lyon Chandler, formerly a student at the uni- 
 versidad de San Marcos de Lima and of the universidad 
 
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 Nacional de Buenos Aires. Sewanee, Tennessee, The uni- 
 versity press, MCMXV. vi[i], 139 pp. i2mo. 
 
 Designed to show " (1) That the moral and material aid and 
 example of the United States were a factor in the Latin-Ameri- 
 can wars of independence ; (2) that during that time, as well as 
 previously, much was spoken and written by both North and 
 South Americans which forecasted the Pan American move- 
 ment, embod}dng the fundamental ideas on which the Pan 
 American union is based." — Preface. This thesis, supported by 
 citations from documents not generally accessible, is interest- 
 ingly developed, and, barring occasional hnguistic, grammatical, 
 and rhetorical infeUcities, this little book is a fair presentation 
 of serviceable material. 
 
 Chile: General descriptive data prepared in June, 
 1909. By the International bureau of American republics. 
 Washington, D.C., Government priuting office, 1909. 
 
 25 pp. 8°. pamph. 12 illus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Clark, Francis £. : The continent of opportunity. 
 The Spanish American republics — their history, their 
 resources, their outlook. Together with a traveler's 
 impressions of present day conditions. By Francis E. 
 Clark, D.D., LL.D., author of "A new way around an 
 old world," " Fellow travelers," " Training the church of 
 the future," etc. New York, Fleming H. Revell co., 
 1907; Young people's missionary movement of the 
 United States and Canada, xii, 349(2] pp. izmo. 
 I map. front. 22 illus. 
 
 An account of a trip of five months through PanamS., Ecua- 
 dor, Perfi, BoUvia, ChUe, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil ; of 
 
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 that popular character to be expected from the pen of so inde- 
 fatigable a traveler and organizer ; not without value, partic- 
 ularly for those who would see with the eyes of a propagandist 
 trying to be fair. 
 
 Clemenceau, Georges: South America of to-day. A 
 study of conditions, social, political and commercial in 
 Argentine, Uruguay and Brazil. By Georges Clemenceau, 
 formerly minister of France. New York and London, 
 G. P. Putnam's sons, 1911. xii, 434 pp. 8°. 
 
 Confessedly but an accoimt of pleasant recollections of 
 travel; only slightly affected either by a knowledge of the 
 languages and history of the peoples visited, or by any serious 
 acquaintance with facts. 
 
 Clowes, Sir William Laird : Four modem naval Cam- 
 paigns, historical, strategical, and tactical. By Sir Wil- 
 liam Laird Clowes. With maps, plans, and a frontis- 
 piece portrait of the author. London, Hutchinson & co., 
 1906. 244 pp. i2mo. front. 11 maps. 5 plans. 
 
 The last three campaigns were in the war between Chile and 
 Perfl, 1879-81 ; in the war in Chile between the president and 
 congress, 1891 ; and in the attempted revolution in Brazil, 1893- 
 94 ; not to be overlooked by the student. 
 
 Cochrane, Capt. Charles Stuart : Journal of a residence 
 and travels in Colombia, during the years 1823 and 1824. 
 By Capt. Charles Stuart Cochrane of the royal navy. (In 2 
 vols. i2mo.) London, printed for Henry Colbum, 1825. 
 Vol. I. XV, 524 pp. front. Vol. II. viii, 517 pp. front. 
 
 Disclaiming the qualities of a writer, the author, who was 
 a chief actor in the events described, supplies historical material 
 based upon personal observation that is of service to the student. 
 
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 [Cochrane], Thomas, Earl of Dtmdonald : Narrative of 
 services in the liberation of Chile, Peru, and Brazil, from 
 Spanish and Portuguese domination. By Thomas [Coch- 
 rane], Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., admiral of the red; 
 rear-admiral of the fleet, etc. (In 2 vols. 8°.) London, 
 James Ridgway, MDCCCLIX. Vol. I. xxii, 293 pp. 
 Vol. II. xi, 305 pp. 
 
 An account of the struggles for independence by one of the 
 participants ; the first volume contains the history of the achieve- 
 ment of ChUian independence and the liberation of Perfi as 
 effected by the squadron imder command of the author; the 
 second, that of the part he played as commander of the Brazilian 
 squadron, by means of which, as he claims, he expelled all the 
 Portuguese armaments from the eastern shores of South America 
 "while unaided by military cooperation;" it suppUes details 
 for the historian, even if egotistical. 
 
 Colombia : General descriptive data prepared in Jime, 
 1909. By the International bureau of American republics. 
 Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 
 26 pp. 8°. pamph. 7 illus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Conway, Sir Martin: The Bolivian Andes. A record 
 of climbing and exploration in the cordillera Real in the 
 years 1898 and 1900. By Sir Martin Conway. Illus- 
 trated. New York and London, Harper & bros., 1901. 
 viii[i], 402[i] pp. i2mo. front. 74 illus. 
 
 A well written and illustrated narrative ; of great scientific 
 interest and value; the appendix contains a description by 
 L. J. Spencer of the forty-six specimens collected by the author 
 in Bolivia. 
 
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 Costa Rica : General descriptive data prepared in June, 
 1909. By the International bureau of American republics. 
 Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 
 19 pp. 8°. pamph. 7 illus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic, 
 the : (jeneral descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Crichfield, George W. : American supremacy. The 
 rise and progress of the Latin American republics and their 
 relations to the United States under the Monroe doc- 
 trine. By George W. Crichfield. In two volumes. 
 New York, Brentano's, 1908. Vol. I. ix, 561 pp. 8°. 
 Vol. II. vii, 683[i] pp. 8°. 
 
 This work is utterly unrehable in matter and inaccurate in 
 form ; more than a thousand errors in orthography alone occur 
 in the first hundred pages ; in spirit it is undisguisedly biased, 
 in style, clumsy and commonplace, and it is not even plausible 
 in its vindictive hostility to Spaniards and Latin-Americans 
 whom it excoriates without giving the authorities for its 
 damaging statements ; indeed, it is wanting in redeeming quaU- 
 ties ; how it ever secured a respectable publisher passes under- 
 standing. 
 
 Cuba: General descriptive data prepared in June, 
 1909. By the International bureau of American republics. 
 Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 
 16 pp. 8°. pamph. i chart. 7 illus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Curtis, William Eleroy: The capitals of Spanish 
 America. By William Eleroy Curtis, late commissioner 
 from the United States to tiie governments of Central 
 
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 and South America. Illustrated. New York, Harper 
 & bros., 1888. XV, 715 pp. I map. 314 illus. 
 
 Worthless, with its 314 absurd illustrations done in the bad 
 manner of the period to which this book belongs, save as an 
 indication of the progress that has been made in works of this 
 character. 
 
 Curtis, William Eleroy: Venezuela, a land where it's 
 
 always summer. By William Eleroy Curtis, author of 
 
 " The capitals of Spanish America," etc. With a map. New 
 
 York, Harper & bros., 1896. 315 pp. i2mo. i map. 
 
 Pardoning the absurd subtitle, and the entire absence of 
 references to sources of information, this historical sketch will 
 be found interesting to general readers, in heu of really good 
 works on the subject. 
 
 Dalton, Leonard V. : Venezuela. By Leonard V. Dal- 
 ton, B.Sc. (Lond.), fellow of the Geographical and Royal 
 geographical societies, etc. With a map and 34 illustra- 
 tions. London and Leipsic, T. Fisher Unwin, 1912. 
 320 pp. 8°. front. I map. 34 illus. 
 
 Devoted to geography, geology, botany, zoology and history, 
 beginning with pre-Columbian times and extending to the pres- 
 ent, with a study of the various states in turn, and appendixes 
 giving population, commerce, government finance and bibU- 
 ography ; conscientious, sane, reliable, based on intimate per- 
 sonal knowledge. 
 
 Darwin, Charles : Journal of researches into the natu- 
 ral history and geology of the countries visited during 
 the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the world under the 
 command of Captain Fitz Roy, R.N. By Charles Darwin, 
 M.A., F.R.S. (In 2 vols. i6°.) New York, Harper & 
 bros., 1846. Vol. I. vii, 351 pp. Vol. II. v, 324 pp. 
 
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 Invaluable observations upon various regions and aspects 
 of South America. 
 
 Davis, Walter G. : Climate of the Argentine Republic. 
 By Walter G. Davis, director of the Argentine meteoro- 
 logical office. (Under caption : " Department of agri- 
 culture, Argentine republic") Buenos Aires, Argentine 
 meteorological office, 1910. in pp. 4°. 44 pits. 
 
 Of very great value to those who are interested in this 
 subject ; the charts are unusually good. 
 
 Dawson, Thomas C. : The South American republics. 
 (Series caption, "The story of the nations.") In two 
 parts. By Thomas C. Dawson, secretary of the United 
 States legation to Brazil. New York and London, G. P. 
 Putnam's sons, Part I, 1903, Part II, 1904 ; Young peo- 
 ple's missionary movement of the United States and 
 Canada, 1909. Part I. Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, 
 Brazil, xvi, 525 pp. i2mo. front. 3 maps. 24 ports. 
 37 illus. Part n. (The author then being minister of the 
 United States to the Dominican republic.) Peru, Chile, 
 Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, xiv, 
 513 pp. i2mo. 3 maps. 5 ports. 57 illus. 
 
 An historical and geographical study of each of the South 
 American countries in turn; interesting, popular, simple in 
 style ; without documentation ; evidently the fruit of personal 
 experience and of the study of books of a secondary character, 
 whose statements the author appears to have accepted without 
 verification ; often dogmatic, and sometimes needlessly causticV 
 although numerous, the illustrations are inferior. 
 
 [Deberle, Alfred Joseph] : The history of South America 
 from its discovery to the present time. Compiled from 
 the works of the best authors and from authentic docu- 
 
30 A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 
 
 ments, many hitherto unpublished, in various archives 
 and public and private libraries in America and Spain. 
 By an American. (Written in French by Alfred Joseph 
 Deberle.) Translated from the Spanish by Adnah 
 D[avid] Jones. With maps and index by the translator. 
 London, Swan, Sonnenschein & co., lim. ; New York, The 
 Macmillan co., 1899. vi, 345 pp. 8°. 2 maps. 
 
 An undocumented history, readable and instructive, and 
 of value to those who are not able to obtain access to more 
 ample works. 
 
 Decoud, Jose Segundo : A list of books, magazine arti- 
 cles, and maps relating to Paraguay. Books, 1638-1903. 
 Maps, 1599-1903. Prepared by Jose Segimdo Decoud, 
 honorary corresponding member of the International 
 union of American republics, etc. A supplement to the 
 handbook of Paraguay, published in September, 1902, 
 by the International bureau of the American republics. 
 Washington, Goverrmient printing office, 1904. 53 pp. 
 i2mo. 
 
 A bibliography of exceptional value. 
 
 Decoud, Jos6 Segundo: Paraguay. Second edition, 
 revised and enlarged. By Jose Segundo Decoud, honor- 
 ary corresponding member of the International union of 
 American republics, with a chapter on the native races 
 by Dr. J. Hampden Porter. September, 1902. Wash- 
 ington, Government printing office, 1902. 187 pp. i2mo. 
 front. I map. 8 illus. 
 
 It contains interesting data relating to geography, climate, 
 present population, native races, constitution and government, 
 pohtical divisions, industries, commerce, pubhc utilities, educa- 
 tion and religion. 
 
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 Denis, Pierre : Brazil. By Pierre Denis. Translated 
 and with a historical chapter, by Bernard Miall, and a sup- 
 plementary chapter by Dawson A. Vindin. With a map 
 and thirty-six illustrations. London and Leipsic, T. Fisher 
 Unwin, MCMXL 388 pp. 8°. front. 3 maps. 36illus. 
 
 This work contains an historical sketch, an account of politi- 
 cal, economic, financial and agricultural conditions, with 
 particular attention to Sao Paulo, Parana, Rio Grande do Sol, 
 and Ceara; although sketchy and awkwardly arranged, it 
 contains valuable material. 
 
 Dent, Hastings Charles : A year in Brazil. With notes 
 on the abolition of slavery, the finances of the empire, 
 religion, meteorology, natural history, etc. By Hastings 
 Charles Dent, C.E., F.L.S., F.R.G.S., member of the 
 Manchester Kterary and philosophical society, etc. With 
 ten full-page illustrations and two maps. London, Kegan 
 Paul, Trench & co., 1886. xvii, 444 pp. 8°. front. 
 2 maps. 9 illus. 
 
 A journal of life and study in various parts of the country, 
 with an appendix which contains interesting data respecting 
 mines, railways, reUgion, slavery, currency, meteorological 
 conditions, botany and zoology. 
 
 Diaz del Castillo, Bernal : Historia verdadera de la con- 
 quista de la Nueva Espana. Por Bernal Diaz del Castillo, 
 uno de sus conquistadores. Unica edicion hecha segun el 
 codice autografo. La publica Genaro Garcia. (In 2 vols. 
 8°.) Mexico, oficina tipografica de la secretaria de Fomento, 
 1904. Tomo I. Ixxxiii, 506 pp. front. Tomo II. 560 pp. 
 
 One of the most important of the early docmnents ; never to 
 be overlooked by the historian, and of interest even to the gen- 
 eral reader who may have the patience to master its peculiar style. 
 
32 A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 
 
 Dfaz, Ramdn: (see Bar alt, Rafael Maria). 
 
 Dixie, Lady Florence [C. D.] : Across Patagonia. By 
 
 Lady Florence [C. D.] Dixie. With illustrations from 
 sketches by Julius Beerbohm engraved by Whjanper and 
 Pearson. London, Richard Bentley & son, 1880. xiii, 
 251 pp. 8°. front. 12 illus. 
 
 The wild and little known land seen through the medium of a 
 vigorous and abundant temperament; not lacking in interest 
 as a mere narrative of travel and adventure. 
 
 Dominican Republic: General descriptive data pre- 
 pared in June, 1909. By the International bureau of 
 American republics. Washington, D.C., Government 
 printing office, 1909. 17 pp. 8°. pamph. 2 charts. 
 6 illus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Domville-Fife, Charles W. : Guatemala and the states 
 of Central America. By Charles W. Domville-Fife, 
 author of " The great states of South America," " Sub- 
 marine engineering of to-day," etc. Illustrated. Lon- 
 don, Francis Griffiths; New York, James Pott & co., 
 [1913]. 310 pp. i2mo. front, i map. 56 iUus. 
 
 Although frankly effusive and too optimistic, and of that 
 popular character that annoys the student, it contains occa- 
 sional quotations, accounts of observations and odds and ends 
 of information that may be valuable to the patient reader. 
 
 Domville-Fife, Charles W. : The United States of Brazil. 
 With a chapter on the republic of Uruguay. By Charles 
 W. Domville-Fife, author of " Submarines of the world's 
 
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 navies." Illustrated. New York, James Pott & co., 
 [1911]. xxii, 249 pp. 8°. front, i map. 102 illus. 
 
 Part one, which consists mainly of extracts from early 
 writers, brings interesting material within easy reach ; part two 
 is a general description of present conditions ; although com- 
 monplace in style and clumsy in arrangement, it contains 
 instructive data. 
 
 Dupaiz, M[onsieuT GuiUaume]: Monuments of New 
 Spain. By M[onsieur GuiUaume] Dupaix. From the 
 original drawings executed by order of the king of Spain. 
 (In Kingsborough's Mexican antiquities, Vol. IV. [No 
 date.] Part I: 16 pits. Part II: 56 pits. Part III: 
 45 pits. In the same volume are specimens of Mexican 
 sculpture in possession of M. Latour AUard, in Paris. 
 II pits, containing 20 illus., and specimens of Mexican 
 sculpture preserved in the British museum. 5 pits, con- 
 taining 5 illus., also plates copied from the Giro del Mondo 
 of Gemelli Careri ; with an engraving of a Mexican cycle, 
 from a painting formerly in the possession of Boturini. 
 4 pits, containing 8 illus. Specimens of Peruvian Quipus 
 with plates representing a carved Peruvian box contain- 
 ing a collection of supposed Peruvian Quipus. 7 pits, con- 
 taining 7 illus.) 
 
 A remarkable collection of drawings of ancient Mexican 
 monuments and figures, some of which no longer exist ; of rare 
 interest to the student of archaeology. 
 
 Dupierry . . . el doctor dn. : Opiisculo. Cuba y 
 Puerto Rico. Medios de conservar estas dos Antillas 
 en su estado de esplendor. Por un negrofilo concien- 
 zudo. {M doctor dn. . . . Dupierry.) Madrid, Jose 
 Cruzado, 1866. 157 pp. i6mo. 
 o 
 
34 A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 
 
 An impassioned statement of the old and now abandoned 
 arguments in favor of human slavery as applied to Cuba and 
 Puerto Rico ; it is interesting for the light it sheds upon local 
 conditions. 
 
 Ecuador: General descriptive data prepared in June, 
 1909. By the International bureau of American republics. 
 Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 
 15 pp. 8°. pamph. 3 illus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Ecuador, Quia comercial, agricola e industrial de la 
 repfiblica del. Editada por la compania " Guia del Ecua- 
 dor." Guayaquil, talleres de artes Graficas de E. Rodenas, 
 1909. 1328 pp. 4°. [22 maps. 1407 illus.] 
 
 Valuable for a study of present conditions, the following 
 being an outline of the contents : political constitution, physical 
 geography, public administration, Ust of financial institutions, 
 mercantile societies, commerce and exchequer. 
 
 Eder, Phanor James: Colombia. By Phanor James 
 Eder. With 40 illustrations and 2 maps. London and 
 Leipsic, T. Fisher Unwin, [1913]. xxiv, 312 pp. 8°. 2 
 maps. 40 illus. 
 
 An excellent work, carefully and judiciously written; al- 
 though intended to set forth present conditions from the stand- 
 point of the business man, sufficient, well chosen, and docu- 
 mented historical material is introduced to furnish a proper 
 background ; the illustrations really bear on the text. 
 
 Edginton, T[homas] B[enton]: The Monroe doctrine. 
 By T[homas] B[enton] Edginton, A.M., of the bar of 
 Memphis, Tennessee. Boston, Little, Brown & co., 1904. 
 vi, 344 PP- 8°. 
 
A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 35 
 
 A well documented but not uniformly satisfactory presenta- 
 tion of the history of this policy in all its bearings ; some of the 
 generalizations are vague and not sustained by what is called 
 "international law." 
 
 Edwards, Albert : Panama, the canal, the country and 
 the people. (See Bullard, Arthur.) 
 
 Edwards, William Seymour: On the Mexican high- 
 lands. With a passing glimpse of Cuba. By William 
 Seymour Edwards, author of " Into the Yukon," 
 "Through Scandinavia to Moscow," etc. Cincinnati, 
 press of Jennings & Graham, [1906]. 283 pp. i2mo. 
 front. I map. 98 illus. 
 
 A frank, unpretentious and sprightly narrative of travel in 
 out-of-the-way regions, that pleases because of its modest 
 honesty of statement. 
 
 Elliot, G. F. Scott : Chile, its history and development, 
 natural features, products, commerce and present con- 
 ditions. By G. F. Scott Elliot, M.A., F.R.G.S., author 
 of " A naturalist in mid-Africa." With an introduction 
 by Martin Hume. Illustrated. London, T. Fisher Un- 
 win, MCMVII. xxviii, 363 pp. 8°. front. 2 maps. 
 37 illus. 
 
 A standard work, well written, reliable, documented, of 
 exceptional value ; after a chapter on geology and a portion of 
 another on prehistoric times, it traces with proper emphasis 
 the coiurse of events from the settlement to the present day; 
 an extensive bibliography at the back. 
 
 Enock, C. Reginald : Mexico : its ancient and modem 
 civilization, history and political conditions, topography 
 and natural resources, industries and general develop- 
 
36 A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 
 
 ment. By C. Reginald Enock, F.R.G.S., civil and mining 
 engineer, author of " Peru " and " The Andes and the 
 Amazon." With an introduction by Martin Hume, M.A. 
 With a map and seventy-five illustrations. New York, 
 Charles Scribner's sons; London, T. Fisher Unwin, 
 MCMDC. xxxvi, 362 pp. 8°. front, i map. 63 illus. 
 
 Dealing with archaeology, ethnology, history, politics, 
 natural resources, industries and commerce, the author gives 
 each of these a fairly just emphasis, and although his generaliza- 
 tions and opinions are not always weU founded, he has avoided 
 the foUy of unmeasured abuse that has characterized several 
 recent writers upon Mexico, and produced a book that wUl inter- 
 est and serve the average reader. 
 
 Enock, C. Reginald: Perd. Its former and present 
 civilization, history and existing conditions, topography 
 and natural resources, commerce and general develop- 
 ment. By C. Reginald Enock, F.R.G.S., civil and mining 
 engineer, author of " The Andes and the Amazon." Lon- 
 don and Leipsic, T. Fisher Unwin, MCMXII. xxxii, 320 
 pp. 8°. I map. I chart. 72 illus. 
 
 When one considers the extent, both in time and space, 
 this author has attempted to cover, the marvel is that any of 
 his books should be as good as they are; this one, like the 
 rest, is not without value, although superficial, prosaic and 
 inacciuate in matter and form. 
 
 Enock, C. Reginald : Ecuador, its ancient and modem 
 history, topography and natural resources, industries 
 and social development. By C. Reginald Enock, F.R.G.S., 
 author of " The Andes and the Amazon," " Peru," 
 "Mexico," "The secret of the Pacific," etc. With 
 fifty-seven illustrations and two maps. New York, 
 
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 Charles Scribner's sons, 1914. 375 pp. 8°. 2 maps, 
 one of which is in text. 37 illus. 
 
 AVhile this book has the weaknesses that characterize the 
 works of this author, to which attention is called in the other 
 comments, it is somewhat more fuUy documented than the 
 others, and being one of the very few extensive EngUsh publica- 
 tions regarding Ecuador, it suppUes an urgent need. 
 
 Enock, C. Reginald: The Andes and the Amazon. 
 Life and travel in Perfl. By C. Reginald Enock, F.R.G.S. 
 With a map, four colored plates, and fifty-eight other 
 illustrations. London, T. Fisher Unwin, MCMVII. 
 ^> 379 PP- 8°. front, i map. 4 pits. 58 illus. 
 
 In the main, a description of what the author, an insati- 
 able gatherer of easUy obtainable information and a prolific 
 writer of books, saw, heard, felt and thought during his peri- 
 grination. 
 
 Enock, C. Reginald : The republics of South and Cen- 
 tral America: their resources, industries, sociology and 
 future. By C. Reginald Enock, F.R.G.S., author of 
 " The Andes and the Amazon," " Mexico," " An imperial 
 commonwealth," etc. London, J. M. Dent & sons, 
 ltd. ; New York, Charles Scribner's sons, 1913. 544 pp. 
 8°. 9 maps. 16 illus. 
 
 In his preface, the author says : "The purpose of this book 
 is to provide, withiti the compass of a single volume, a succinct 
 study of the Latin-American republics, and their social and 
 physical condition." His effort was only shghtly successful. 
 See comment on his "Peril," to which should be added the 
 statement, that, for some unaccountable reason, he introduces 
 a discussion of the Aztecs, and a number of pictures that have 
 nothing whatever to do with South America. 
 
38 A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 
 
 Fitch, A. H. : Junipero Serra. The man and his work. 
 
 By A. H. Fitch. With fifteen illustrations from photo- 
 graphs and a map. Chicago, A. C. McClurg & co., 
 1914. xiii, 364 pp. i2mo. front, i map. 15 illus. 
 
 An effort to rescue from oblivion the life of an important 
 religious pioneer to whom historians are deeply indebted for 
 facts regarding Spanish California during the years 1769-1785 ; 
 interesting and valuable. 
 
 Flandrau, Charles Macomb : Viva Mexico. By Charles 
 Macomb Flandrau, author of " Harvard episodes," " The 
 diary of a freshman," etc. New York, D. Appleton & 
 CO., 1908. 293 [i] pp. 16°. 
 
 Pardoning the inexcusable butchering of the Spanish intro- 
 duced, it is a characteristically vivacious story of what the 
 author saw and felt and thought in Mexico ; entertaining and 
 valuable as a true picture of what an appreciative observer 
 might behold in certain locaUties. 
 
 Fonseca, J. J. da: Estudo analytico. Descobrimento 
 do Brazil. For J. J. da Fonseca (almirante graduado). 
 Rio de Janeiro, typ. Leuzinger, 1895. 35 pp. pamph. 
 3 maps. 2 illus. 
 
 A scholarly presentation of the details, with references to 
 several docxmients. 
 
 Fomaro, Carlo de : Carranza and Mexico. By Carlo 
 de Fornaro. With chapters by Colonel I. C. Enriquez, 
 Charles Ferguson and M[odesto] C. Rollandi. New 
 York, Mitchell Kennerley, 1915. 242 pp. i2mo. 
 front. I map. 6 illus. 
 
 The dedication of this work to "President Woodrow Wilson, 
 who discovered real Mexico to the Americans," in a sense indi- 
 
A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 39 
 
 cates what is to follow ; it is an approval of the present adminis- 
 tration's policy in Mexico and a plea for General Carranza, with 
 a highly laudatory sketch of his life, characterized by sweeping 
 but imsupported statements ; in general superficial and not 
 illuminating. 
 
 Eraser, John Foster : The amazing Argentine. A new 
 land of enterprise. By John Foster Fraser. New York 
 and London, Funk & Wagnalls cc, 1914. viii, 291 pp. 
 i2mo. front. 54 iUus. 
 
 The title indicates the style of superficial chatter which 
 composes this book ; the illustrations, however, are both in- 
 teresting and instructive. 
 
 Funes, Doctor don Gregorio : Ensayo de la historia civil 
 de Buenos Aires, Tucumfin y Paraguay. Escrito per el 
 doctor don Gregorio Funes, dean de la santa iglesia cate- 
 dral de C6rdoba. Segunda edicion. (2 vols, bound to- 
 gether. 8°.) Buenos Aires, 1856. Tomo I. 391 [6] pp. 
 I illus. Tomo II. 472 [5] pp. 
 
 A work of fundamental importance because of the con- 
 siderable information which it contains, although written in 
 the heavy, prosaic style of the learned ecclesiastic of the 
 period. 
 
 Fyfe, H. Hamilton : The real Mexico. A study on the 
 spot. By H. Hamilton Fyfe, author of " The new spirit 
 in Egypt," " South America to-day." London, William 
 Heinemann, [1914]. viii, 247 pp. i2mo. i map. 
 
 •"An amorphous mass of impressionistically presented informa- 
 tion regarding present conditions, the most of which, although 
 already possessed by the intelligent people of this country, is 
 neither interesting nor instructive as manipulated by this 
 writer. 
 
40 A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 
 
 Gadow, Hans : Through southern Mexico ; being an 
 account of the travels of a naturalist. By Hans Gadow, 
 M.A., Ph.D., F.R.G.S. With over one hundred and 
 sixty full-page and other illustrations and maps. London, 
 Witherby & co., 1908. xvi, 527 pp. 8°. front. 4 maps. 
 169 illus. 
 
 An unusually interesting account of travel, by a trained ob- 
 server and field naturalist, giving much information regarding 
 flora, fauna and human beings. 
 
 Gallatin, Albert : Notes on the semi-civilized nations of 
 Mexico, Yucatan, and Central America. By Albert 
 Gallatin. (In transactions of the American ethnological 
 society. Vol. I.) New York, Bartlett & Welford; Lon- 
 don, Wiley & Putnam, MDCCCXLV. pp. 1-352. 8°. 
 I pit. 3 tables. 
 
 A study of the languages, numeration, calendars, astronomy, 
 history and chronology, with conjectures as to the origin of 
 semi-civilization in America ; appendix I contains grammatical 
 notices : Mexican, Tarascan, Otoml, Maya, Guatemalan, Huas- 
 teca; appendix II, notes on Lord Kingsborough's collection; 
 without being final, it marks one of the important stages in the 
 development of knowledge regarding the subjects discussed. 
 
 Garay, Bias: La revolucidn de la independencia del 
 Paraguay. Por Bias Garay. Madrid, est. tip. de la 
 viuda e hijos de Tello, 1897. 214 pp. 16°. 
 
 An admirable short narrative, in charming style ; conscien- 
 tious, thoroughly documented, worthy of praise and study. 
 
 Garcia, Genaro: Carlcter de la conquista espanola 
 en America y en Mexico segljn los textos de los histori- 
 adores primitivos. Por Genaro Garcia. Mexico, oficina 
 tipografica de la secretaria de Fomento, 1901. 456 pp. 8°. 
 
A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 41 
 
 A carefuUy documented collection of materials that may 
 serve the student who has the patience to follow the processes 
 of a somewhat halting mind. 
 
 Garcia, Genaro : Ju^ez. Refutaci6n a don Francisco 
 Bulnes. Per Genaro Garcia. Mexico, libreria de la vda. 
 de Ch. Bouret, 1904. viii, 276 [2] pp. i2mo. front. 
 
 An amply documented biography, which, although partisan 
 and lacking the vigor and sprightliness of the work it is intended 
 to refute, is in general accord with the facts ; a valuable bibliog- 
 raphy of seventy-two pages is to be found at the back. 
 
 Garcia Icazbalceta, Joaquin : Coleccidn de documentos 
 para la historia de M€xico. Publicada por Joaquin Garda 
 Icazbalceta. (In 2 vols. 4°.) Mexico, libreria de J. M. 
 Andrade. Tomo primero, 1858. cliii, 544 pp. Tomo 
 segundo, 1866. Ixvi, 600 pp. 
 
 The documents relate to the period of the conquest and 
 settlement ; they are of inestimable value for the serious his- 
 torian. 
 
 Garcia Icazbalceta, J[oaquin]: Obras de D. J[oaquin] 
 Garcia Icazbalceta. (In 5 vols, i6°.) Mexico, imp. de 
 V. Agiieros, 1896. Tomo I. Opiisculos varios. xvi, 
 428 [2] pp. Tomo II. Opusculos varios. 460 [2] pp. 
 Tomo III. Biografias. 436 [2] pp. Tomo IV. Bio- 
 grafias. 442 [3] pp. Tomo V. Biografias [Historia- 
 dores]. 522 pp. 
 
 A classic work; invaluable for the study of prominent 
 personages and events, and the light it sheds upon many 
 historical questions hitherto obscure or misunderstood. 
 
 Garland, Alexander : Peru in 1906. With a brief his- 
 torical and geographical sketch. By Alexander Garland, 
 
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 member of the Lima geographical society. Originally 
 written in Spanish, and translated into English by George 
 R. Gepp. Lima, " La industria " printing office, 1907. 
 303 pp. 4°. 49 pits. 2 maps. 
 
 In the "boosting" style, yet a source of much information, 
 after the manner of a guide-book, regarding modem conditions. 
 
 Gause, Frank A., and Carr, Charles Carl : The story of 
 Panama. The new route to India. By Frank A. Gause, 
 superintendent canal zone public schools, and Charles 
 Carl Carr, principal canal zone public high school. Bos- 
 ton, New York, Chicago, Silver, Burdett & co., [1912]. 
 xii, 290 pp. i2mo. 2 maps in color. 89 illus. 
 
 An interesting description of the various features of con- 
 struction, and an account of their organization and administra- 
 tion, with a history of the Canal project, by men who were in a 
 good position to get at the facts, and whose training fitted them 
 to write well. 
 
 Geographia-atlas do Brazil e das cinco partes do mundo. 
 Conforme o " Atlas do Brazil " do Barao Homem de 
 Mello e Dr. F. Homem de Mello e os melhores auctores 
 pari a " Parte geral." Com um prologo do Dr. Francisco 
 Cabrita (ex-director da instrucgao publica do districto 
 federal). 35 mappas em cinco cores (10 duplos), 166 il- 
 lustragSes edesenhos, 100 paginas de texto (em 3 colmnnas) 
 (i* edigao). Rio de Janeiro, F. Briguiet & cia, 1912. 
 xii, 100 pp. 4°. front. 35 maps. 166 illus. 
 
 Of interest and importance for the student of geography and 
 statistics. 
 
 Gillpatrick, Wallace: Wanderings in Mexico. The 
 spirited chronicle of adventure in Mexican highways and 
 
A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 43 
 
 byways. By Wallace Gillpatrick (" The man who likes 
 Mexico")- London, Eveleigh Nash, 1912. 374 pp. 8°. 
 front. 68 illus. 
 
 An account of the wanderings of one who is satisfied not to 
 be an historian, but merely to play the part of an interested and 
 S3rmpathetic and therefore interesting traveler and observer, 
 written in a pleasing style. 
 
 Godoy, Jose F. : Porfirio Diaz, president of M6zico. 
 The master btulder of a great commonwealth. By Jose 
 F. Godoy, author of " A few facts about Mexico," " The 
 legal and mercantile handbook of Mexico," etc. With 
 60 illustrations, maps, and diagrams. New York and 
 London, G. P. Putnam's sons, 1910. xii, 253 pp. i2mo. 
 front. 2 maps. 7 diagrams. 51 illus. 
 
 Devoted to undiscriminating and unmeasured praise of 
 Mexico's recent president, without supplying in clear terms data 
 adequate to justify the high appraisal ; it exhibits no particu- 
 lar discernment, and consequently adds httle to the general 
 knowledge of the man. 
 
 Goodrich, Joseph King : The coming Mexico. (Under 
 caption: "The world to-day series.") By Joseph King 
 Goodrich, sometime professor in the imperial government 
 college, Kyoto. With 32 illustrations from photographs. 
 Chicago, A. C. McClurg & co., 1913. xii, 269 pp. 
 i2mo. front. 32 illus. 
 
 Only another commonplace effort to produce a book of a 
 kind aheady superabimdant, consisting of fragments of history 
 gathered imcriticaUy from sources more or less reliable, and 
 masses of statistics and statements regarding present conditions, 
 based upon popular hearsay; it adds nothing to the general 
 fund of information. 
 
44 A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 
 
 Gordon, George Byron : Caverns of Copan, Honduras. 
 Report of the explorations by the Museum, 1896-97. 
 (Under caption : " Memoirs of the Peabody museum of 
 American archaeology and ethnology, Harvard univer- 
 sity. Vol. I, Nos. 4 and 5.") Cambridge, Massachusetts, 
 The Museum, 1898. 56 pp. folio. 13 pits. 35 illus. 
 in the text. 
 
 A well written report upon explorations of prime importance, 
 printed luxuriously and admirably illustrated. 
 
 Gordon, George Byron: The hieroglyphic stairway. 
 Ruins of Copan. Report of the explorations by the 
 Museum. (Under caption : " Memoirs of the Peabody 
 museum of American archaeology and ethnology. Har- 
 vard university. Vol. I, No. 6.") Cambridge, Massa- 
 chusetts, The Museum, 1902. 38 pp. folio. 18 pits. 
 23 illus. in the text. 
 
 See comment on the preceding. 
 
 Grillet, John, and Bechamel, Francis : A journal of the 
 travels of John Grillet and Francis Bechamel into Guiana, 
 in the year 1674. In order to discover the great Lake of 
 Parima, and the many cities said to be situated on its 
 banks, and reputed the richest in the world. London, 
 printed for Samuel Buckley, 1698. 68 pp. i2mo. 
 
 (Bound ia with Christopher de Acuna's work. See Acuna.) 
 
 Guatemala : General descriptive data prepared in June, 
 1909. By the International bureau of American republics. 
 Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 
 16 pp. 8°. pamph. 4 illus. 
 
 See conunent on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 45 
 
 Guinness, Geraldine : Peru, its story, people, and re- 
 ligion. By Geraldine Guinness. Illustrated by Dr. H. 
 Grattan Guinness. London, Morgan & Scott, ltd., 
 MCMIX. xxi,438pp. 8°. 3 maps. 2 diagrams. 39illus. 
 
 The illustrations are of rare excellence and well worth the 
 price of the book ; the rest of the work is negUgible. 
 
 Gutierrez de Lara, L., and Pinchon, Edgcumb: The 
 Mexican people; their struggle for freedom. By L. 
 Gutierrez de Lara, author of " Story of a political refugee " 
 and " Les bribones," and Edgcumb Pinchon. Illustrated 
 from photographs. Garden City, New York, Doubleday, 
 Page & CO., 1914. xi, 358 pp. i2mo. front. 52 illus. 
 
 A frank plea for the Indians against Spaniards and others 
 of European origin, actuated by animosity and based upon 
 ridiculous misstatements, of which the following may serve as 
 an illustration : "At the time of the conquest they (the Indians) 
 were in full enjosrment of a civilization greatly superior in 
 many respects to that of Teutonic Europe, and certainly 
 superior in every respect to that of the Spanish nation which 
 subjugated and enslaved them ;" this book will have no stand- 
 ing with those who know the facts ; those who do not are warned 
 to read it with due allowance for personal venom. 
 
 Habel, S. : The sculptures of Santa Lucia Cosumal- 
 whuapa in Guatemala. With an account of travels in 
 Central America and on the western coast of South 
 America. By S. Habel, M.D., Washington, D.C., 
 Smithsonian institution, 1878. (Under caption : " Smith- 
 sonian contributions to knowledge, 269.") iii, 90 pp. 
 folio. 8 pits., showing 23 sculptures. 
 
 A valuable account of archaeological and ethnological in- 
 vestigation in Central and South America, sUghtly marred by 
 
46 A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 
 
 an attempt to make a serious and necessarily prosaic subject 
 airy and popular. 
 
 Haiti: General descriptive data prepared in June, 
 1909. By the International bureau of American republics. 
 Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 
 14 pp. 8°. pamph. 4 illus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Hale, Albert : Practical guide to Latin America, includ- 
 ing Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South 
 America. Preparation, cost, routes, sight-seeing. By 
 Albert Hale, A.B., M.D., member of the Geographical 
 society of Rio de Janeiro, etc. Boston, Small, Maynard 
 & CO., [1909]. xi, 249 pp. 16°. 
 
 WhUe not wholly useless to a first visitor, it is inferior to 
 excellent gmdes to Mexico and the West Indies which already 
 exist, and it but serves to emphasize the need of a really good 
 guide to South America ; inaccurate and badly arranged. 
 
 Hale, Albert : The South Americans. The story of the 
 South American republics, their characteristics, progress 
 and tendencies ; with special reference to their commercial 
 relations with the United States. By Albert Hale, A.B., 
 M.D., member of the Geographical society of Rio de 
 Janeiro. Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill co., [1907]. 
 352 pp. i2mo. front. 3 maps. 63 illus. 
 
 A sort of guide-book, with special reference to Argentina, 
 Uruguay, Brazil and Venezuela, with historical notes, in a 
 pleasing style ; as such it has interest and value ; many of the 
 broad generalizations, however, are open to question. 
 
A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 47 
 
 Halstead, Murat : The story of Cuba ; her struggles for 
 liberty ; the cause, crisis and destiny of the pearl of the 
 Antilles. By Murat Halstead. Graphically illustrated with 
 numerous typical photographic reproductions and original 
 drawings, including those of the United States battleship 
 Maiae. Sixth edition, revised to date. Akron, Ohio, The 
 Werner co., [1896]. 649 pp. 8°. front, i map. 48 illus. 
 
 The title-page is a sufficient indication of the character of 
 this bombastic, garrulous and hurriedly composed work, which 
 was thrown together to meet demands created by the conditions 
 that preceded the wars of i8g6 and 1898. 
 
 Hancock, Anson Uriel : A history of Chile. By Anson 
 Uriel Hancock, author of " Old Abraham Jackson," 
 " Coitlan ; a tale of the Inca world," etc. Chicago, 
 Charles H. Sergei & co., MDCCCXCHI. xx, 471 pp. 
 8°. front. 3 maps. 8 illus. 
 
 A connected account of the period between 1829 and 1879, 
 not usually accorded full treatment, with chapters on the war 
 with Peni and the civil war of 1891, and an appendix contain- 
 ing geographical data, the pohtical constitution and a bibliog- 
 raphy ;j worthy of consideration. 
 
 Hazard, Samuel: Santo Domingo, past and present; 
 with a glance at Hayti. By Samuel Hazard, author of 
 " Cuba, with pen and pencil." Maps and numerous 
 illustrations. New York, Harper & bros., 1873. xxk, 
 511 pp. i2mo. front, i map. 151 illus. 
 
 A work whose sole value consists in the inaccurate bibliog- 
 raphy at the front. 
 
 Heape, Walter : The proportion of sexes produced by 
 whites and coloured peoples in Cuba. (Contained in 
 
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 " Philosophical transactions of the Royal society of 
 London. Series B, Vol. 200.") By Walter Heape, 
 M.A., F.R.S., Trinity college, Cambridge. London, 
 printed by Harrison & sons, 1909. pp. 271-330. 4°. 
 
 An interesting and valuable study, with a considerable bib- 
 liography at the back. 
 
 Helps, Sir Arthur : The Spanish conquest in America, and 
 its relation to slavery and to the government of colonies. 
 By Sir Arthur Helps. A new edition, edited, with an 
 introduction, maps, and notes, by M. Oppenheim. (In 
 4 vols. i2mo.) London and New York, John Lane. 
 Vol. I. MDCCCC. xxxviii, 369 pp. 10 maps. Vol. 
 II. MDCCCCII. ix [i], 365 pp. 8 maps. Vol. III. 
 MDCCCCII. xli [i], 400 pp. 8 maps. Vol. IV. 
 MDCCCCIV. X [i], 374 pp. 5 maps. 
 
 "Whether the reader agrees or disagrees, with some of the 
 author's views, he wiU at least determine that it is the work 
 of a scholar and a Christian gentleman — two qualities not al- 
 ways united in the historian — and therefore a formative in- 
 fluence, as aU such books are, in the growth of the moral forces 
 silently directing humanity towards higher ideals." — Editor's 
 introduction. A work which every thorough student must 
 consider, and from which he will derive assistance; greatly 
 improved by the editor. 
 
 Hemdon, Wm. Lewis, and Gibbon, Lardner: Explo- 
 ration of the valley of the Amazon, made under the direc- 
 tion of the navy department. (Under caption : " Senate : 
 32d congress, 2d session.") By Wm. Lewis Herndon 
 and Lardner Gibbon, lieutenants United States navy. 
 (In 2 vols. 8°.) Part I by Lieut. Herndon. Washing- 
 ton, Robert Armstrong, public printer, 1853. 414 [3] pp. 
 
A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY 49 
 
 front. IS illus. Part II by Lieut. Lardner Gibbon. 
 Washington, A. O. P. Nicholson, public printer, 1854. x, 
 339 PP- front. 2 maps. 35 illus. 
 
 A matter-of-fact narrative of extended and painstaking ex- 
 plorations; volume one contains an appendix which gives a 
 table of the approximate heights and distances from Callao to 
 the Atlantic, and a meteorological journal ; volume two, an ap- 
 pendix which gives observations with sextant and artificial 
 horizon and meteorological observations ; of value to the stu- 
 dent of physiography. 
 
 Hills, Elijah Clarence, and Morley, S. Griswold: 
 Modem Spanish lyrics. Edited with introduction, notes 
 and vocabulary. By Elijah Clarence Hills, Ph.D., Litt.D., 
 professor of romance languages in Colorado college, and 
 S. Griswold Morley, Ph.D., university of Colorado. New 
 York, Henry Holt & co., 1913. Ixxxiii, 435 pp. i2mo. 
 
 The second half of this work contains lyrical selections 
 from the poetry of Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Me- 
 xico, Nicaragua and Venezuela, a nxunberof "canciones" with 
 music, and notes and a vocabulary ; the authors have exercised 
 wisdom in making their choice of verse, and in general the orthog- 
 raphy is correct, and the notes are instructive ; it offers in con- 
 venient form worthy specimens of the poetry of Latin America. 
 
 Hirst, W. A. : Argentine. By W. A. Hirst. With an 
 introduction by Martin Hume. With a map. London 
 and Leipsic, T. Fisher Unwin, MCMXJI*. xviii, 308 
 pp. 8°. front. I map. 64 illus. 
 
 A chapter on geography, eight chapters on history and 
 fourteen upon government, politics, racial elements, social 
 life in town and coimtry, religion, education, literature, indus- 
 tries and commerce, and a brief bibUography, compose this 
 
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 work ; it is a generally useful, reliable and fairly well docu- 
 mented book, barring the inevitable vexatiously inaccurate 
 Spanish ; the illustrations are unusually good. 
 
 Honduras : General descriptive data prepared in June, 
 1909. By the International bureau of American repub- 
 lics. Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 
 1909. 14 pp. 8°. pamph. 4 illus. 
 
 ' See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Honduras. Prehistoric ruins of Copan. A preliminary 
 report of the explorations. By the museum, 1891-1895. 
 (Under caption : " Memoirs of the Peabody museum of 
 American archaeology and ethnology, Harvard university. 
 Vol. I, No. I .") Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Museum, 
 1896. iv, 48 pp. folio. 9 pits. 19 illus. in the text. 
 
 A good account of important explorations, luxuriously 
 printed and excellently illustrated. 
 
 Humboldt, Alexander de : Political essay on the king- 
 dom of New Spain. By Alexander de Humboldt. With 
 physical sections and maps, founded on astronomical 
 observations, and trigonometrical and barometrical meas- 
 urements. (In 4 vols. 12 mo.) London, Longman, 
 Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown ; and H. Colburn ; Edin- 
 burgh, W. Blackwood, and Brown & Crombie, 181 1. 
 Vol. I. cxiv, 289 pp. 8 maps on i pit. Vol. II. 531 
 [i] pp. 4 maps. 3 sections. 2 illus. Vol. III. 493 pp. 
 I map. 4 sections. Vol. IV. 415 pp. i map. 
 
 A classic among books of this character, clear, accurate and 
 based upon information gathered by one of the keenest of ob- 
 servers ; it will never be whoUy superseded or overlooked. 
 
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 Hutchinson, Thomas J[oseph]: Two years in Peru, 
 with exploration of its antiquities. By Thomas J[oseph] 
 Hutchinson, F.R.G.S., F.R.S.L., M.A.I., vice-president 
 d'honneur de I'institut d'Afrique, Paris ; etc. With map 
 by Daniel Barrera, and numerous illustrations. In two 
 volumes. London, Sampson Low, Marston, Low, & 
 Searle, 1873. Vol. I. xxiv, 343 pp. 8°. front, i map. 
 65 illus. Vol. II. xii, 334 pp. 8°. front. 44 illus. 
 
 After one pardons the idios3Ticrasies of orthography and the 
 tendency to garmlousness, he will find here information of value, 
 based upon personal knowledge. 
 
 Iztlilzdchitl, Fernando de Alva: Historia chichimeca. 
 Por don Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl. 209 pp. (In 
 Kingsborougk's " Mexican Antiquities," Vol. IX, which 
 see.) 
 
 Probably the first work by a native writer who employed the 
 Spanish language as a vehicle for utterance ; of great historical 
 importance, although naturally it must be corrected by compari- 
 son with parallel soinces of information. 
 
 Iztlilzdchitl, Fernando de Alva: Relaciones de don 
 Fernando de Alva Iztlilzdchitl. 151 pp. (In Kings- 
 borough's " Mexican Antiquities," Vol. IX, which see.) 
 
 For comment, see "Historia chichimeca," by IxtlUxdchitl, 
 Fernando de Alva. 
 
 Janvier, Thomas A. : Legends of the city of Mexico. 
 Collected by Thomas A. Janvier, member of the Folk-lore 
 society, London. Illustrated with 6 pictures by Walter 
 Appleton Clark and by photographs of places. New 
 York and London, Harper & bros., MCMX. xix, 165 
 pp. 8°. front. 13 illus. 
 
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 Nineteen legends, genuine productions of the people of the 
 land or of their Spanish or Indian ancestors, told in a manner 
 that will make them attractive to either the general reader or 
 the folklorist. 
 
 Joyce, Thomas A. : South American archaeology. An 
 introduction to the archaeology of the South American 
 continent with special reference to the early history of 
 Perfl. By Thomas A. Joyce. With numerous illustrations 
 and a map. London, Macmillan & co., MDCCCCXII. 
 XV, 292 pp. 8°. front, in colors. 2 maps. 26 illus. 
 in half tone. 37 illus. in text. 
 
 The title of this book should be "Peruvian archaeology and 
 ethnology, with a slight reference to that of Colombia, Ecuador, 
 Bolivia and the southern Andean lands ; " it is mainly a compila- 
 tion from Markham, Squier, Bandelier and Uhle, and as such 
 it is well done, being written in a clear style and excellently 
 illustrated ; for the student who has not access to these works 
 it has value. 
 
 [Eingsborough, Edward King, Viscount] : Antiquities of 
 Mexico : comprising fac-similes of ancient Mexican paint- 
 ings and hieroglyphics, preserved in the royal libraries of 
 Paris, Berlin and Dresden, in the Imperial library of 
 Vieima, in the Vatican library ; in the Borgian museum at 
 Rome ; in the library of the Institute at Bologna ; and in 
 the Bodleian library at Oxford. Together with the Mon- 
 uments of New Spain, by M. Dupaix : with their respec- 
 tive scales of measurement and accompanying descriptions. 
 The whole illustrated by many valuable inedited manu- 
 scripts. By Augustine Aglio. London, A. Aglio, 1830- 
 1848. 9 vols, folio. (Published by Henry G. Bohn. . . . 
 1849.) 
 
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 This monumental work contains the following : Volume I : 
 "Copy of the collection of Mendoza, preserved in the Bodleian 
 library at Oxford." 73 pp. "Copy of the codex Telleriano- 
 Remensis, preserved in the Royal library at Paris." 93 pp. 
 "Fac-sinule of an original Mexican hieroglyphic painting, from 
 the collection of Boturini." 23 pp. "Fac-sinule of an original 
 Mexican painting, preserved in the collection of Sir Thomas 
 Bodley, in the Bodleian library at Oxford." 40 pp. "Fac- 
 simile of an original Mexican painting, preserved in the Selden 
 collection of MSS. in the Bodleian library at Oxford." 20 pp. 
 "Fac-simile of an original Mexican hieroglyphic painting, pre- 
 served amongst the Selden collection in the Bodleian library at 
 Oxford." Volume II : "Copy of a Mexican MS. preserved in 
 the library of the Vatican." 149 pp. "Fac-simile of an origi- 
 nal Mexican painting given to the imiversity of Oxford by Arch- 
 bishop Laud, and preserved in the Bodleian library." 46 pp. 
 "Fac-sinule of an original Mexican painting preserved in the 
 hbraiy of the Institute at Bologna." 24 pp. "Fac-sinule of 
 an original Mexican painting preserved in the Imperial Ubrary 
 at Vienna." 66 pp. "Fac-sinules of original Mexican paint- 
 ings deposited in the Royal hbrary at Berlin by the Baron de 
 Humboldt, and of a Mexican bas-relief preserved in the Royal 
 cabinet of antiquities." Volume III : "Fac-simile of an origi- 
 nal Mexican painting preserved in the Borgian museum, at 
 the college of Propaganda in Rome." 76 pp. "Fac-sinule of 
 an original Mexican painting preserved in the Royal library at 
 Dresden." 74 pp. " Fac-sirmle of an original Mexican painting 
 in the possession of M. de Fej6rviry, at the Pess in Hungary." 
 44 pp. "Fac-sinule of an original Mexican painting preserved 
 in the library of the Vatican." 96 pp. Volume IV : "Monu- 
 ments of New Spain, by M. Dupaix, from the original draw- 
 ings executed by order of the king of Spain." (In 3 parts.) 
 "Specimens of Mexican sculpture, in the possession of M. 
 Latour Allard, in Paris. Specimens of Mexican sculpture 
 preserved in the British museum. Plates copied from Giro 
 del Mondo of Gemelli Careri ; with an engraving of a Mexican 
 
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 cycle, from a painting formerly in the possession of Boturini. 
 Specimens of Peruvian Quipus with plates representing a carved 
 Peruvian box containing a collection of supposed Peruvian 
 Quipus." Volume V: "Containing introduction and extrait 
 de I'ouvrage de M. de Humboldt sur les monuments de l'Am6- 
 rique." 493pp. Volume VI: Appendix: "The interpretation 
 of the hieroglyphical paintings of the collection of Mendoza. 
 Index to first part of the collection of Mendoza. Index to the 
 names of persons and offices. The explanation of the hiero- 
 glyphical paintings of the codex TeUerianoTRemensis. The 
 translation of the explanation of the Mexican paintings of the 
 codex Vaticanus. Notes. The Monuments of New Spain, 
 by M. Dupaix. Notes." 540 pp. Volume VII: "Historia 
 universal de las cosas de Nueva Espana por el M. R. P. Fr. 
 Bernardino de Sahagun, de la orden de los frayles menores de 
 la observancia." 464 pp. Volume VIII: "Supplementary 
 notes to the antiquities of Mexico." 424 pp. Volume IX: 
 "Cronica Mexicana de Fernando de Alvarado Tezozomoc." 
 196 pp. "Historia Chichimeca por don Fernando de Alva 
 IxtUlx6chitl." 209 pp. "Relaciones de don Fernando de 
 Alva Ixtlilxochitl." 151 pp. "Ritos antiguos, sacrificios e 
 idolatrias de los Indies de la Nueva Espana y de su conversion 
 k la Fee y quienes fueron los que primero la predicaron." 60 pp. 
 Seldom have hvunan perseverance and self-sacrifice brought 
 together a more interesting and valuable collection of writings 
 pertaining to the early history of a people than those that are 
 to be f oimd in these rare volumes ; they not only exhibit the in- 
 genuity of the Aztecs and the inquisitiveness and versatility of 
 the early Spanish writers, but they supply data to which every 
 historian of Mexico must inevitably have recourse. 
 
 Kirkham, Stanton Davis : Mexican trails. A record of 
 travel in Mexico, 1904-09, and a glimpse at the life of the 
 Mexican Indian. By Stanton Davis Kirkham, author of 
 " The philosophy of self-help," " Where dwells the soul 
 serene," " The ministry of beauty," etc. Illustrated from 
 
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 original photographs by the author. New York and 
 London, G. P. Putnam's sons, 1909. xvii, 293 pp. 
 i2mo. front. 23 illus. 
 
 An entertaining, impressionistic portrayal of scenes and ex- 
 periences, mainly in out-of-the-way places, by one whose 
 varied interests did not include scraps of commonplace history, 
 statistics, or the oShand solution of the nation's problems. 
 
 Koebel, W. H. : Modem Argentina. The eldorado 
 of to-day, with notes on Uruguay and Chile. By W. H. 
 Koebel. Boston, Dana Estes & co., [1907]. xv, 380 pp. 
 8°. 123 illus. 
 
 An account of modem society, poUtics and government, 
 EngUsh influence, agriculture and other industries, transporta- 
 tion, and natural history, with a description in particular of 
 Buenos Aires, the mar del Plata, Mendoza, Valparaiso and 
 parts of Uruguay; it contains considerable information upon 
 these subjects, presented in the cumbersome style that char- 
 acterizes this author, with the inevitable bad Spanish. 
 
 Koebel, W. H.: Modem Chile. By W. H. Koebel. 
 With illustrations and map. London, G. Bell & sons, 
 ltd., 1913. X, 273 pp. 8°. front, i map. 27 illus. 
 
 An interesting and valuable record of travel and observa- 
 tions, with the defects noted above. 
 
 Koebel, W. H. : Uruguay. By W. H. Koebel, author 
 of " Argentina, past and present," " Portugal : its land 
 and people," etc. London and Leipsic, T. Fisher Unwm, 
 MCMXI. 3Sopp. 8°. front, i map. 55 illus. 
 
 A history of Uruguay, with emphasis upon the struggle for 
 independence, and less attention to the period the chief actors in 
 which are still Uving, with descriptions of cities, scenery, nural 
 
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 life, social customs and natural resources; worthy of a place 
 among the books of discriminating people. 
 
 Larden, Walter : Argentine plains and Andine glaciers. 
 Life on an estancia, and an expedition into the Andes. 
 By Walter Larden, M.A., late lecturer at the Royal naval 
 engineering college, Davenport, author of " Recollections 
 of an old mountaineer." With a map and ninety-one 
 illustrations. New York, Charles Scribner's sons ; Lon- 
 don, T. Fisher Unwin, 1911. 320 pp. 8°. front. 
 I map. 91 illus. 
 
 In the main an unpretentious but interesting and useful 
 account of Argentine rural life ; the author spent a good part of 
 a year upon an estancia, then he went back to England, and 
 after a lapse of twenty years, he returned to Argentina, and 
 spent some time upon the same estate ; he thus had unusual 
 opporttinities for observing the changes that had occurred; 
 the illustrations are of unusual merit. 
 
 [Larrazabal, Felipe] : Correspondencia general del 
 libertador Simon Bolivar. Enriquecida con la insercion 
 de los manifiestos, mensages, exposiciones, proclamas^ 
 etc., publicados por el heroe colombiano desde 1810 
 hasta 1830. (Precede a esta coleccion interesante la 
 vida de Bolivar.) [By Felipe Larrazabal.] (In 2 vols. 
 8°.) New York, imprenta de Eduardo O. Jenkins, 1866. 
 Tomo primero, xlii, 616 pp. front. Tomo segundo, 
 591 pp. front. 
 
 An essential source of information for the biographer and 
 historian. 
 
 Las Casas, Bartholomew de: A relation of the first 
 voyages and discoveries made by the Spaniards in Amer- 
 
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 ica. With an account of their unparallel'd cruelties on 
 the Indians, in the destruction of above forty millions 
 of people. Together with the propositions offer'd to 
 the king of Spain, to prevent the future ruin of the 
 West-Indies. By don Bartolomew de las Casas, 
 bishop of Chiapa who was an eye-witness of their cruel- 
 ties. Illustrated with cuts. To which is added. The 
 art of travelling, shewing how a man may dispose his 
 travels to the best advantage. London, printed for 
 Daniel Brown at the Black Swan and Bible without 
 Temple-Bar, and Andrew Bell at the Croftskeys and 
 Bible in Comhil near Stocksmarket. 1699. 249 pp. 
 i2mo. 22 illus. 
 
 See comment on "BreVssima relacion de la destrucdon de 
 las Indias" by Las Casas, Bartolome de. 
 
 Las Casas, Bartolome de: Breuissima relacion de la 
 destruccion de las Indias. Colegida por el Obispo do 
 fray Bartolome de las Casas, o Casaus de la orden de 
 Sacto Domingo. [No imprint.] 1552. 742 pp. 
 
 The work of a pious and generous, but dogmatic and opinion- 
 ated special pleader, who, in his effort to befriend the Indians by 
 gaining for them the intervention and protection of the crown, 
 did more to calimmiate and vUlify the memory of the Spanish 
 conquerors than all other early writers; interesting, yet in 
 general utterly imtrustworthy ; unfortunately this book has 
 served as a foundation for misconceptions that have entered 
 into the common thought of the successive generations, par- 
 ticularly among peoples that have been inimical to Spain ; a 
 study of it, in the light of easily obtainable contemporary 
 historical data, ought to lead to the reopening of the case 
 against the Spanish pioneers, and to a reversal of the judgment 
 of posterity. 
 
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 Latan6, John H. : The diplomatic relations of the United 
 States and Spanish America. (Under caption : " The 
 Albert Shaw lectures on diplomatic history, 1899.") By 
 John H. Latane, Ph.D., professor of history in Randolph- 
 Macon woman's college. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins 
 press, 1900. 294 pp. i2mo. 
 
 The following subjects are discussed : the Spanish-American 
 revolt ; the part played by the United States and England in 
 founding the Spanish-American republics ; the diplomacy of the 
 United States in regard to Cuba ; the proposed Central Ameri- 
 can canal ; French intervention in Mexico ; the present status 
 of the Monroe doctrine; a valuable contribution, well pre- 
 sented and properly documented. 
 
 Lea, Henry Charles: The inquisition in the Spanish 
 dependencies. Sicily — Sardinia — Milan — the Cana- 
 ries — Mexico — Peru — New Granada. By Henry 
 Charles Lea, LL.D., S.T.D. New York, The Macmillan 
 Co. ; London, Macmillan & co., ltd., 1908. xvi, 564 pp. 
 8°. 
 
 A thorough and abundantly documented study. 
 
 L§ger, J. N: Haiti, her history and her detractors. 
 By J. N. Leger, envoy extraordinary and minister pleni- 
 potentiary of Haiti in the United States. New York and 
 Washington, The Neale publishing co., 1907. 372 pp. 
 8°. front. 14 illus. 
 
 Abundantly documented, and not to be overlooked by any 
 student of the subject, although unavoidably what it is in 
 reality, a plea. 
 
 Le6n, Nicolas : Data about a new kind of hieroglyphical 
 writing in Mexico. By Nicolas Leon. (In proceedings 
 
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 of the international congress of American history, 13th 
 session, New York, 1902.) [Easton, Pennsylvania, 
 Eschenbach printing co., 1905.] pp. 175-188. 8°. 
 
 An extremely valuable grouping of the materials, made by 
 a book-loving enthusiast. 
 
 LewandowsM, Maurice: The Argentine in the twen- 
 tieth century. (See Martinez, Albert B.) 
 
 Lidstone, William : Fifteen thousand miles on the Ama- 
 zon and its tributaries. (See Brown, C. Barrington.) 
 
 Lindsay, Forbes: Cuba and her people of to-day. 
 An account of the history and progress of the island pre- 
 vious to its independence; a description of its physical 
 features; a study of its people; and, in particular, an 
 examination of its present poUtical conditions, its indus- 
 tries, natural resources and prospects; together with 
 information and suggestions designed to aid the prospec- 
 tive investor or settler. By Forbes Lindsay, author of 
 " Panama and the canal," etc. Illustrated from original 
 and selected photographs by the author. Boston, L. C. 
 Page, MDCCCCXI. xii, 329 pp. i2mo. front. 2 
 maps. 47 illus. 
 
 After a chapter on geography and three chapters on history, 
 there follows a description of the people, the resources and the 
 industries, as they were at date of authorship, with appendixes 
 that give the commercial convention between the United States 
 and Cuba, proclaimed December 17, 1903, the treaty, approved 
 March 2, 1901, financial and commercial statistics, a list of 
 railways and a bibUography ; useful. 
 
 Lindsay, Forbes: Panama and the canal to-day. An 
 historical account of the canal project from the earliest 
 
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 times with special references to the enterprises of the 
 French company and the United States, with a detailed 
 description of the waterway as it will be ultimately con- 
 structed ; together with a brief history of the country and 
 the first comprehensive account of its physical features 
 and natural resources. By Forbes Lindsay, author of 
 " Panama, the isthmus and the canal," etc. With fifty- 
 three illustrations from recent photographs, and five maps. 
 Boston, L. C. Page & co., MDCCCCX. xiii, 433 pp. 
 i2mo. front. 5 maps. 53 illus. 
 
 Some chapters on the history of the Isthmus in the days of 
 the adventiurers ; an account of former efforts to construct a 
 canal, from the time of the emperor Charles V to that of Presi- 
 dent Taft ; a description of agricultural resources ; at the end a 
 bibliography of books, magazine articles and reports, from which 
 the narratives of the Spanish days are omitted ; an interesting 
 and profitable work. 
 
 Logan, Cornelius A., and Calderdn, Francisco Garcia: 
 Mediacion de los Estados Unidos de Norte America en 
 la guerra del Pacifico. El senor doctor don Cornelius 
 A. Logan y el Dr. D. Francisco Garcia Calderon. Buenos 
 Aires, imprenta y libreria de Mayo, 1884. i68[2]pp. i2mo. 
 
 An important collection of state papers relating to the war 
 between Chile and Perfi, with a large sheet fac-simile of the 
 protocol celebrated between the provisional president of Perfi 
 and the minister of the United States. 
 
 Ldpez, Felicisimo: Atlas geogr&fico del Ecuador, 
 arreglado segfin la carta del Dr. Teodoro Wolf. Por 
 
 Felicisimo Lopez. 1907. 4°. [17 maps. 40 pp.] 
 
 A series of useful maps, with statistical details regarding 
 each of the provinces. 
 
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 Lorente, Sebastifin : Historia antigua del PerH. For 
 Sebastian Lorente. Lima, (no publisher's name), i860. 
 341 pp. i2mo. 
 
 Well written, in the popular style, with a description of the 
 country, the Inca "empire," and the civilization of Peru under 
 the Incas; without documentation; finely printed. 
 
 Lozano, P. Pedro: Historia de la conquista del Para- 
 guay, Rio de la Plata y Tucuman. Escrita por el P. Pedro 
 Lozano de la compania de Jesus. Ilustrada con noticias 
 del autor y con notas y suplementos por Andres Lamas. 
 (In 5 vols. i2mo.) Buenos Aires, casa editora " Im- 
 prenta popular." Vol. I, 1873. cxlviii, 468 pp. Vol. 11, 
 1873. 396 pp. Vol. Ill, 1874. 570 pp. Vol. IV, 1874. 
 489 pp. Vol. V, 1875. 364 pp. 
 
 Worthy of consideration; fairly well docimiented; the 
 spelling and printing are bad. 
 
 Lumholtz, Carl [Karl Sophus] : New trails in Mexico. 
 An account of one year's exploration in north-western 
 Sonora, Mexico, and south-western Arizona, 1909-1910. 
 By Carl [Karl Sophus] Lumholtz, M.A., member of the 
 society of sciences of Christiania, etc. With numerous 
 illustrations including two colored plates and two maps. 
 New York, Charles Scribner's sons, 1912. xxv, 411 pp. 
 8". front. 2 maps. 116 illus. 
 
 Similar but not equal to "Unknown Mexico;" verbose and 
 given to magnifying the details of travel; the author over- 
 looked readily accessible original documents ; it contains some 
 valuable maps which cover the extreme northwest comer of 
 M6xico. 
 
 Lumholtz, Carl [Earl Sophus]: Unknown Mexico. A 
 record of five years' exploration among the tribes of the 
 
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 western Sierra Madre; in the Tierra Caliente of Tepic 
 and Jalisco; and among the Tarascos of Michoacan. 
 By Carl [Karl Sophus] Lumholtz, M.A., member of the 
 society of sciences of Norway; associe etranger de la 
 societe de I'Anthropologie de Paris ; author of " Among 
 cannibals," etc. Illustrated. (In 2 vols. 8°.) New 
 York, Charles Scribner's sons, 1902. Vol. I. xxxii, 530 
 pp. front. I map. 203 illus. 6 colored pits. Vol. II. 
 XV, 496 pp. 8°. front. 212 illus. 9 colored pits. 
 
 It may be regarded as a distinct contribution to science, 
 albeit disappointing, in view of the exceptional opportunities 
 which the author had and which he seems not to have used to the 
 best advantage ; dififuse and discursive ; inclined to assume the 
 possession of too thorough a knowledge of the contents of 
 primitive minds, and to generalize upon too limited data ; the 
 discriminating reader receives the impression that this work is 
 padded with an account of unimportant details regarding the 
 explorer's daily Ufe. 
 
 Lunimis, Charles F[letcher] : The awakening of a nation. 
 Mexico of to-day. By C. F[letcher] Lummis. Profusely 
 illustrated. New York, Harper & bros., 1899. xi, 179 
 pp. i2mo. front, i map. 57 illus. 
 
 Fulsomely laudatory of the late president Diaz, although as 
 an offset to the condemnation of him which is now general, it 
 serves a good purpose ; the pages on the beginning of the Uterary 
 development are instructive; in general, it is superficial and 
 trivial ; scant reference is made to sources of information. 
 
 Macdonald, Alexander K. : Picturesque Paraguay. 
 Sport, pioneering, travel. A land of promise. Stock- 
 raising, plantation industries, forest products, commercial 
 possibilities. By Alexander K. Macdonald. London, 
 Charles H. Kelly, [1911]. 498 pp. 8°. 64 illus. 
 
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 The author confesses that he "has purposely departed from 
 time-honored traditions, and publishes a series of loosely con- 
 nected sketches covering a period of fifteen years' sport and 
 pioneering in Paraguay;" this is a proper characterization; 
 the illustrations, which are reproductions of photographs, are 
 particularly good; chapters XXIV and XXIX, on how to 
 keep well in hot countries, are to be commended. 
 
 MacHugh, R. J. : Modem Mexico. By R. J. Mac- 
 Hugh. With illustrations from photographs, a map, and 
 an appendix containing the full text of the Mexican con- 
 stitution. London, Methuen & co., ltd., [1913]. viii, 
 342 pp. 8°. front. I map. 20 illus. 
 
 Nine-tenths of this book is devoted to history, physiography, 
 government, industries and commerce, subjects that might 
 well have been omitted, since they have already been adequately 
 treated many times; the remainder, containing the author's 
 really valuable observations and opinions, would have made an 
 interesting and instructive magazine article. 
 
 Maeso, Justo: Los primeros patriotas orientales de 
 181 1. Expontaneidad de la insurreccion oriental contra 
 la Espana en la guerra de la independencia americana. 
 Por Justo Maeso, ex-director de la oficina de estadistica de 
 Buenos Aires, etc. Montevideo, imprenta a vapor y encua- 
 demacion de el Laurak Bat., 1888. 248 pp. 8°. pamph. 
 
 It contains considerable historical material in the form of 
 minutes and letters. 
 
 Markham, Clements R[obert]: A history of Peru. 
 By Clements R[obert] Markham, author of " Cuzco and 
 Lima," " Peru and India," " War between Chile and Peru," 
 etc. Chicago, Charles H. Sergei & co., MDCCCXCII. 
 xvi, 556 pp. 8°. front. 5 maps. 24 illus. 
 
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 One of the best written and most reliable of the histories, 
 although without documentation; all periods are given a 
 proper emphasis ; it will serve both the student and the general 
 reader ; the appendix contains the political constitution and a 
 brief bibliography. 
 
 Markham, Clements R[obert] : Cuzco : a journey to 
 the ancient capital of Peru ; with an account of the his- 
 tory, language, literature, and antiquities of the Incas. 
 And Lima : a visit to the capital and provinces of modem 
 Peru ; with a sketch of the viceregal government, history 
 of the republic, and a review of the literature and society 
 of Peru. With illustrations and a map. By Clements 
 R[obert] Markham, F.R.G.S., author of "Franklin's 
 footsteps." London, Chapman & Hall, 1856. iv, 419 
 pp. i2mo. front, i map. 7 illus. in colors. 
 
 Of considerable value, although marred by faxdts of diction, 
 a lack of thorough documentation, and a too ready acceptance 
 of sources of information which have since been proven to be 
 untrustworthy. 
 
 Markham, Clements R[obert] : Narratives of the rites 
 and laws of the Yncas. Translated from the original 
 Spanish manuscripts, and edited, with notes and an intro- 
 duction. By Clements R[obert] Markham, C.B., F.R.S. 
 London, printed for the Hakluyt society, MDCCCLXXIII. 
 XX, 220[l2] pp. i2mo. 
 
 A necessary part of the serious student's equipment for the 
 study of history. 
 
 Markham, Sir Clements: The conquest of New 
 Granada. By Sir Clements Markham, K..C.B., D.Sc. 
 (Cam.), honorary member of the Historical society of 
 
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 Antioquia. With a map. London, Smith, Elder & co., 
 1912. xvii, 232 pp. i2mo. I map. 
 
 An interesting account of Chibcha civilization ; the stoiy of 
 the conquest of New Granada, satisfactorily documented, with 
 special attention to the discoverer Jimenez de Quesada ; and an 
 appendix containing a translation of the Duquesne memoir on 
 the Chibcha calendar, and other important material. 
 
 Markham, Sir Clements : The Incas of Peru. By Sir 
 Clements Markham, K.C.B., D.Sc. (Camb.), F.R.S., 
 F.R.G.S., F.S.A., corresponding member of the Royal 
 academy of history at Madrid and of the geographical 
 societies of Peru and Bolivia. With 16 illustrations and 
 a map. London, Smith, Elder & co., 1910. xvi, 443 pp. 
 i2mo. front, i map. 16 illus. 
 
 While of unquestionable importance and value, owing to the 
 vast experience and erudition of its author, this work has two 
 seriotis weaknesses, not to mention infeUcities of orthography 
 and style : a lack of accurate documentation, and the failure to 
 take into accoimt the knowledge acquired by means of recent 
 archaeological investigation. 
 
 Markham, Clements R[obert] : The war between Peru 
 and Chile, 1879-1882. By Clements R[obert] Markham, 
 C.B., F.R.S. Third edition. London, Sampson, Low, 
 Marston, Searle, & Rivington, 1883. x, 306 pp. i2mo. 
 4 maps. 
 
 Readable and generally rehable ; only slightly documented ; 
 marred by infeUcities of style and inacciuracy and inconsistency 
 in spelling. 
 
 Marmontel [Jean Fransois]: Los incas, 6 la destruc- 
 cion del impetio del Perfl. Por [Jean Franfois] Marmon- 
 
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 tel ; traducida por la primera vez al castellano, por don 
 F. de Cabello, antiguo oficial-general, etc. Edicion hecha 
 bajo la direccion de J. R. Masson. (In 2 vols, bound to- 
 gether. i6°.) Paris, Masson e hijo, 1882. Vol. I. xxxviii, 
 251 pp. 6 illus. Vol. II. 288 pp. 5 illus. 
 
 Although based upon the romantic and uncritical method of 
 a hundred years ago, it is not without value as an illustration 
 of the path by which we have come to our present state of 
 knowledge; there are occasional references to authorities. 
 
 Martin, Percy F. : Maximilian in Mexico. The story 
 of the French intervention (1861-1867). By Percy F. 
 Martin, F.R.G.S., author of " Through five republics of 
 South America," " Mexico's treasure-house," " Mexico 
 of the twentieth century," " Peru of the twentieth cen- 
 tury," " Salvador of the twentieth century," " Greece of 
 the twentieth century," etc. New York, Charles Scribner's 
 sons, 1914. xvi, 480 pp. 8°. front. 52 illus. 
 
 A promising title and a bulky, well printed book; yet, 
 because the author has attempted to write too many books, 
 or because of some inherent inabihty, he has produced a 
 work which, although not wholly useless, is a disappoint- 
 ment, owing to its heedlessness of facts and inaccuracy of 
 form; why one who had ample opportunity to know better 
 should blunder so persistently in his Spanish excerpts is in- 
 comprehensible. 
 
 Martin, Percy F. : Mexico of the twentieth century. 
 By Percy F. Martin, F.R.G.S., author of " Through five 
 republics of South America," " Mexico's treasure-house," 
 etc. In two volumes. London, Edward Arnold, 1907. 
 Vol.- I. xxii, 323 pp. 8°. front, i map. 49 illus. 
 Vol. II. xiv, 329 pp. 8°. front, i map. 59 illus. 
 
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 A serious and only partially successful effort to cover the 
 field of geography, history, political organization, industry, 
 commerce and social customs, with a detailed account of each of 
 the several states ; often inaccurate and misleading ; inexcus- 
 able liberties are taken with the orthography of the Spanish 
 words introduced ; the only foot-notes contain references to the 
 author's own works. 
 
 Martin, Percy F. : Salvador of the twentieth century. 
 By Percy F. Martin, F.R.G.S., author of " Through five 
 republics of South America," " Mexico of the twentieth 
 century," " Peru of the twentieth century," etc. Lon- 
 don, Edward Arnold, 1911. xvi, 329 pp. 8°. front. 
 2 maps. 47 illus. 
 
 Probably the best work on the geography, history, industries 
 and commerce, although awkwardly arranged, and without 
 documentation. 
 
 Martin, Percy F. : Through five republics of South 
 America. A critical description of Argentina, Brazil, 
 Chile, Uruguay and Venezuela in 1905. By Percy F. 
 Martin, F.R.G.S. With 128 illustrations and 3 maps. 
 London, William Heinemann, 1906. xxiv, 487 pp. 8°. 
 front. 3 maps. 128 illus. 
 
 The first effort of an incorrigible traveler and writer; dull 
 and superficial, yet not without interest, if one forgives the 
 persistent misspelling of Spanish words, a too lofty attitude 
 toward the people who are being judged, and an ignoring of 
 natiure ; the main value is to be found in the masses of statistical 
 information given respecting agriculture, commerce, banking 
 and means of transportation. 
 
 Martinez, Albert B. : Baedeker of the Argentine repub- 
 lic. By Albert B. Martinez. ' Including also parts of 
 
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 Brazil, the republic of Uruguay, Chile, and Bolivia. With 
 maps and plates of the Argentine republic, of the town of 
 Buenos Aires, of Montevideo, of Rosario, of the railway 
 lines, and numerous illustrations. Fourth edition. Bar- 
 celona, R. Sopena, 1914. 479 pp. i2mo. 8 maps and 
 plans. 179 illus. 
 
 Like the Baedekers in general, this volume contains much 
 information as to localities, history, and statistics; curiously 
 enough, although it gives the route from half a dozen or so 
 European ports to Buenos Aires, it gives none from any part of 
 the United States ; naturally, it is of great value to the traveler. 
 
 Martinez, Albert B., and Lewandowski, Maurice : The 
 Argentine in the twentieth century. By Albert B. Mar- 
 tinez, under-secretary of state, and Maurice Lewandowski, 
 doctor in law. London and Leipsic, T. Fisher Unwin, 
 1911. xi, 376 pp. 8°. I map. 
 
 An excessively bad translation of a valuable work which 
 deals, as the title indicates, with present conditions, and sup- 
 plies a vast array of statistical information tending to show 
 the astonishingly rapid material development of the coimtry: 
 the glaring statistical inaccuracies which occur in the transla- 
 tion do not exist in the original. 
 
 Mason, Lieutenant Theodorus B. M. : The war of the 
 Pacific coast of South America between Chile and the 
 allied republics of Perfi and Bolivia, i879-'8i. By 
 
 Lieutenant Theodorus B. M. Mason, United States navy. 
 Washington, office of naval intelligence, bureau of naviga- 
 tion, navy department, 1883. Government printing 
 office, 1883. 77 [i] pp. 8°. 
 
 A naive, garrulous, baldly technical narrative; undocu- 
 mented yet valuable for details of a struggle the natural results 
 of which are still apparent. 
 
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 Matthews, Franklin : The new-bom Cuba. By Frank- 
 lin Matthews. Illustrated. New York and London, 
 Harper & bros., 1899. xii, 388 [3] pp. lamo. front. 
 107 illus. 
 
 A reportorial gyration around the forces of the American 
 occupation, with occasional excursions into sugar and tobacco ; 
 negligible. 
 
 Mead, Charles W. : Peruvian mummies, and what they 
 teach. A guide to exhibits in the Peruvian hall. By 
 Charles W. Mead, department of ethnology. No. 24 of 
 the guide leaflet series of the American museum of natu- 
 ral history, etc. New York, published by the Museum, 
 1907. 24 pp. pamph. 8°. front. 5 pits. 3 illus. in 
 text. 
 
 A proper descriptive guide, with a brief historical sketch. 
 
 Medina, Jose Toribio: Descubrimiento del rio de las 
 Amazonas. Segdn la relacidn, hasta ahora inedita 
 de Fr. Gaspar de Carvajal, con otros documentos refer- 
 entes a Francisco de Orellana y sus companeros. Publi- 
 cados a expensas del exmo. sr. duque de T'Serclaes de 
 Tilly. Con una introduccidn histdrica y algunas ilus- 
 traciones. Por Jose Toribio Medina, de la academia 
 Chilena, correspondiente de las reales academias de la 
 lengua y de la historia, de la de buenas letras de Sevilla y 
 del institute geografico Argentine. Sevilla, imprenta de 
 E. Rasco, MDCCCXCIV. ccxxxix, 278 pp. 8°. 
 
 Invaluable for those who wish to consult "original docu- 
 ments." 
 
 Menendez y Pelayo, M[arcelino] : Antologia de poetas 
 hispano-americanos. [By Marcelino Menendez y Pelayo.] 
 Publicada por la Real academia Espanola. (In 4 vols. 
 
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 8°.) Madrid, est. tipografico " Secesores de Rivade- 
 neyra," 1893. Tomo I. Mexico y America Central, 
 clxxxii, 397 pp. Tomo II. Cuba, Santo Domingo, 
 Puerto Rico, Venezuela, clxxxviii, 631 [i] pp. Tomo 
 III. Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, ccxviii, 480 pp. 
 Tomo IV. Chile, Republica Argentina, Uruguay, ccxviii, 
 480 pp. 
 
 Selections of verse from authors not then living, made with 
 rare discrimination by the greatest Spanish critic of his period, 
 with excellent biographical and critical notes ; beyond praise 
 for the student who is interested in the extensive poetical Utera- 
 ture of Spanish America. 
 
 Mexico: General descriptive data prepared in June, 
 1909. By the International bureau of American repub- 
 lics. Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 
 1909. ss PP- 8°. pamph. i chart. 8 illus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine repubUc, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Mitre, Bartolom6 : Historia de Belgrano y de la inde- 
 pendencia argentina. Por Bartolome Mitre. Cuarta y 
 definitiva edicion, corregida y aumentada. (In 3 vols. 
 8°.) Buenos Aires, 1887. Tomo I. xliii, 608 pp. front. 
 Tomo II. 815 pp. front. Tomo III. 806 pp. front. 
 
 Well written and thoroughly documented; a work of su- 
 preme importance for the historian. 
 
 Mitre, Bartolome : The emancipation of South America, 
 being a condensed translation by William Pilling of the 
 history of San Martin. By general don Bartolome Mitre, 
 first constitutional president of the Argentine republic. 
 London, Chapman & Hall, 1893. xxviii, 499 pp. 8°. 
 
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 The translator has wisely omitted details which interested 
 the biographer but are of little importance to the historian, 
 and "the translation is thus a history in which enter the bi- 
 ographies of the two principal personages, San Martin and 
 Bolivar," to quote his words. The original is a standard 
 biography ; while the translation is not wholly satisfactory, it 
 supplies the uncritical student who has no command of Spanish 
 with valuable historical and biographical material. 
 
 Moore, John Bassett: Brazil and Perfi boundary 
 question. By John Bassett Moore. New York, The 
 Koickerbocker press, [1904]. 32 pp. pamph. 8°. imap. 
 
 A clearly written, properly noted and necessary document. 
 
 Morla Vicuna, Carlos : Estudio histdrico sobre el des- 
 cubrimiento y conquista de la Patagonia y de la Tierra del 
 Fuego. Per Carlos Morla Vicuna. Leipzig, F. A. 
 Brockhaus, 1903. v, 223 pp. i map. 8 illus. 
 
 A serious and valuable study of the early history and of 
 the boundaries of the territory comprised within Patagonia, 
 Tierra del Fuego and the straits of MagaUanes, with a view to 
 ascertaining the facts, in order to settle the disputes between 
 the republics of Argentina and Chile, as to their titles to the 
 austral extremity of South America, with copious notes and 
 citations from original sources. 
 
 Mortillet, Adrien de : Bronze in South America before 
 the arrival of the Etiropeans. By Adrien de Mortillet, 
 honorary president of the Societe prehistorique de France. 
 Annual report of the Smithsonian institution, 1907. 
 pp. 261-266. 8°. 
 
 A convincing paper intended to prove the use of bronze in 
 South America before the conquest, by means of the chemical 
 analysis of pre-Columbian implements collected from several 
 regions. 
 
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 Moses, Bernard : The Spanish dependencies in South 
 America. An introduction to the history of their civili- 
 zation. By Bernard Moses, Ph.D., LL.D., professor in 
 the university of California, honorary professor in the 
 university of Chile. (In 2 vols. 8°.) New York and 
 London, Harper & bros., 1914. Vol. I. xxvi, 394 pp. 
 Vol. II. ix, 444 pp. 
 
 In general it is a satisfactorily documented work; if one 
 pardons inexcusable inconsistencies in the orthography of the 
 names and other Spanish words introduced, and an occasional 
 historical inaccuracy, he wiU probably conclude that, all things 
 considered, this is the best general history of South America 
 during the period treated, that is, 1550-1730. 
 
 Mozans, H. J. : Along the Andes and down the Amazon. 
 (Under caption: "Following the conquistadores.") By 
 H. J. Mozans, A.M., Ph.D., author of " Up the Orinoco 
 and down the Magdalena." With an introduction by 
 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt. Illustrated. New York 
 and London, D. Appleton & co., 191 1. xx, 542 pp. 8°. 
 froht. 29 illus. 
 
 A continuation of "Up the Orinoco and down the Magda- 
 lena ; " a journey from Panama to Guayaquil, thence through 
 Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, and across the Andes and down the 
 Amazon; an agreeable and intelligent narrative of observa- 
 tions and experiences, and much moralizing, and no little 
 quotation of poetry in English, ItaUan and Spanish. 
 
 Mozans, H. J. : Up the Orinoco and down the Magda- 
 lena. (Under caption : " Following the conquistadores.") 
 By H. J. Mozans, A.M., Ph.D. Illustrated. New York 
 and London, D. Appleton & co., 1910. xiii, 439 pp. 8°. 
 front. iS illus. 
 
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 A naive and charming account of a trip through Colombia 
 and Venezuda, with fragments of history suggested by the 
 surroundings, and abundant footnotes, written by a keen and 
 genial observer, much given to mingling bits of EngUsh, Span- 
 ish and Latin verse with his prose ; the illustrations are excel- 
 lent. 
 
 Miiller y Tejeiro, Jos6: Combates y capitulaci6n de 
 Santiago de Cuba. Por D. Jose Miiller y Tejeiro, se- 
 giindo comandante de Marina, de la provincia de 
 Santiago de Cuba. Madrid, Felipe Marques, 1898. 
 278 pp. 8°. 2 maps. 
 
 An interesting contribution to the history of the war be- 
 tween Spain and the United States, written from the Spanish 
 point of view by a participant in the struggle, who, although 
 markedly biased, unfair and sometimes ridiculously purblind, 
 displayed not more ignorance or prejudice than some authors 
 who have written from our standpoint. 
 
 Nicaragua : General descriptive data prepared in June, 
 1909. By the International bureau of American republics. 
 Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 
 14 pp. 8°. pamph. i chart. 4 illus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Noll, Arthur Howard : From empire to republic. The 
 story of the struggle for constitutional government in 
 Mexico. By Arthur Howard Noll, author of " A short 
 history of Mexico," " Tenochtitlan," etc. With map and 
 portraits. Chicago, A. C. McClurg & co., 1903. x, 
 336 pp. i2mo. front, i map. 
 
 Although not documented, a good brief account, devoted in 
 the main to the period succeeding the begiiming of the struggle 
 
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 for independence ; appendix A contains a valuable chronological 
 summary of principal events ; appendix B, a bibliography. 
 
 Oakenfull, J. C. : Brazil in 1912. By J. C. OakenfuU. 
 London, Robert Atkinson, ltd., 1913. 498 pp. i6mo. 
 I map. I pit. in colors. 3 charts. 102 illus. 
 
 A guide-book which gives much valuable data regarding the 
 present state of things, mostly industrial and commercial, with 
 brief excursions into history, geography, mineralogy and geology. 
 
 Orozco y Berra, Manuel: Historia antigua y de la 
 conquista de Mexico. Por el Lie. Manuel Orozco y 
 Berra, vice-presidente de la sociedad de Geografia y 
 Estadistica, etc. (In 4 vols. 8°.) Mexico, tipografia de 
 Gonzalo A. Esteva, 1880. Tomo primero, ix, 584 pp. 
 Tomo segundo, 603 pp. Tomo tercero, 527 pp. Tomo 
 cuarto, 694 pp. 
 
 A fundamentally important and thoroughly docimiented 
 work to which every writer upon Mexican history must have 
 
 Ortega, Jos6 : Historia del Nayarit, Sonera, Sinaloa y 
 ambas Califomias, que con el titulo de " Apostolicos 
 afanes de la compania de Jes<is en la America septen- 
 trional " se publics an6ima en Barcelona el ano de 1754. 
 Siendo su autor el padre Jose Ortega. Nueva edicion 
 aumentada con un prologo escrito por el Sr. Lie. Ma- 
 nuel de Olagu^bel. Mexico, tipografia de E. Abadiano, 
 1887. ix, 564, (vi) pp. i2mo. 
 
 A quaint, sagacious and picturesque narrative of travel and 
 residence among the Indians of the most rugged and isolated 
 regions of the country ; of surpassing interest and value to the 
 historian and anthropologist. 
 
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 Osbom, Chase S. : The Andean land (South America). 
 By Chase S. Osborn, member of the board of regents of 
 the university of Michigan. With over fifty illustrations 
 and four maps. (In 2 vols. 8°.) Chicago, A. C. Mc- 
 Clurg & CO., 1909. Vol. I. XV, 312 pp. front. 3 
 maps. 23 illus. Vol. II. x, 331 pp. front, i map. 
 27 illus. 
 
 A narrative of travel through the countries of South America, 
 with desultory excursions into history, recoxmted in a heavy, 
 dogmatic style, lacking both tone and elegance, with disturb- 
 ingly minute attention to iminteresting details, and the fre- 
 quent introduction of impossible Spanish; careful gleaning, 
 however, wiU 3deld a few grains of valuable knowledge; the 
 appendix to the first voliune contains an interesting collection 
 of Spanish and Spanish-American proverbs. 
 
 Palmer, Frederick : Central America and its problems. 
 An account of a journey from the Rio Grande to Panama, 
 with introductory chapters on Mexico and her relations to 
 her neighbors. By Frederick Palmer, F.R.G.S. New 
 York, Moffat, Yard & co., 1910. xiv, 345 pp. 8°. 
 front. I map. 35 illus. 
 
 In view of the scarcity of books in English regarding the 
 countries of Central America it may be that this work has 
 some slight value, although analysis fails to disclose wherein 
 it exists : it is neither accurate, sympathetic, systematic, well 
 written, nor even interesting ; its characterizations of men and 
 events are puerile, and its generalizations are illogical and ab- 
 surd, while in general it is an insult to the people about whom it 
 was written, as well as to the inteUigence of those by whom it 
 was intended to be read. 
 
 Paraguay : General descriptive data prepared in June, 
 igog. By the International bureau of American republics. 
 
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 Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 
 13 pp. 8°. pamph. 3 illus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Paxson, Frederic L. : The independence of the South 
 American republics. A study in recognition and foreign 
 policy. By Frederic L. Paxson, fellow in history in the 
 university of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Ferris & Leach, 
 1903. 264 pp. i2mo. 
 
 A clear, serious, scholarly review of our international rela- 
 tions, with special reference to the countries which lie to the 
 southward, with ample references to authorities; worthy of 
 extended attention. 
 
 Peck, Annie S. : A search for the apex of America. 
 High mountain climbing in Peru and Bolivia, including 
 the conquest of Huascaran with some observations on 
 the country and people below. By Annie S. Peck, 
 M.A. With numerous illustrations. New York, Dodd, 
 Mead & co., 1911. xii, 370 pp. 8°. front, i map. 
 124 Ulus. 
 
 A narrative of personal hopes and adventures rather than of 
 scientific investigations, the main feature of which was the 
 ascent of the north peak of Huascarin, in the Peruvian 
 Andes. 
 
 Peck, Annie S. : The South American tour. By 
 Annie S. Peck, M.A., author of " A search for the apex of 
 America." New York, George H. Doran co., 1913. 
 xviii, 398 pp. 8°. I map. 87 illus. 
 
 Patently a superficial and fragmentary guide-book; an 
 account of travel through Panama, Ecuador, Peril, Bohvia, 
 
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 Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil; well illus- 
 trated, statistical, useful, especially to the traveler; a brief 
 bibliography at the end. 
 
 Peixotto, Ernest [Clifford] : Pacific shores from Panama. 
 By Ernest [CMord] Peixotto. Illustrated by the author. 
 New York, Charles Scribner's sons, MCMXIII. xiv, 
 285 pp. 8°. front. 79 illus. 
 
 A general account of travel, being the description of a trip 
 from New York, through the Caribbean sea to Panamd, and 
 thence to Peru and Bolivia ; written in the breezy manner of 
 the modem "best seller;" withal entertaining; the illus- 
 trations, consisting of reproductions of photographs and draw- 
 ings, are worthy of attention. 
 
 Pemiington, A. Stuart: The Argentine republic, its 
 physical features, history, fauna, flora, geology, literature 
 and commerce. By A. Stuart Pennington, author of 
 " British zoophytes," " La langosta Argentina," etc. 
 With illustrations and map. London, Stanley Paul & 
 CO., [1910]; New York, F. A. Stokes & co. 352 pp. 
 8°. front. 30 illus. 
 
 A valuable accumulation of information, based upon con- 
 scientious research, and a personal acquaintance extending 
 over many years ; without documentation. 
 
 Pepper, Charles M. : Panama to Patagonia. The 
 Isthmian canal and the west coast countries of South 
 America. By Charles M. Pepper, author of " To-morrow 
 in Cuba." New York, Yoimg people's missionary move- 
 ment of the United States and Canada, [1906]. xx [i], 
 398 [i] pp. 8°. 4 maps. 50 illus. 
 
 In the preface the author indicates that his volume is "to 
 be limited more strictly to industrial, fiscal and political iur 
 
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 formation," and, with this in mind, he gives an excellent ac- 
 count of the countries of the west coast, and suggests the 
 possible effects of the Panama canal upon them ; the style is 
 easy, vigorous and sometimes picturesque ; there are no state- 
 ments as to the sources of information ; the illustrations are 
 well chosen and admirably executed. 
 
 Peralta, D. Manuel M. de : Costa Rica y costa de 
 mosquitos. Documentos para la historia de la jurisdic- 
 ci6n territorial de Costa Rica y Columbia. Publicados 
 por D. Manuel M. de Peralta, enviado extraordinario y 
 ministro plenipotenciario de Costa Rica. Paris, 1898. 
 iii, 566 pp. 8°. 
 
 Of importance to the historian who may be interested in the 
 study of the boundaries of Costa Rica and Colombia. 
 
 Petre, F[rancis] Loraine: The republic of Colombia. 
 An account of the country, its people, its institutions and its 
 resources. By F[rancis] Loraine Petre, author of " Na- 
 poleon's campaign in Poland, 1806-1807." With numer- 
 ous illustrations and a map. London, Edward Stanford, 
 1906. X, 346 pp. 8°. front, i map. 36 illus. 
 
 An undocumented but readable and interesting sketch,'cover- 
 ing geography, history, political constitution, population, in- 
 dustries, means of communication and commerce ; while not so 
 well done as this author's work on Bolivar, it is worthy of con- 
 sideration. 
 
 Petre, Ffrancis] Loraine : Simon Bolivar, " El liberta- 
 dor." A life of the chief leader in the revolt against 
 Spain in Venezuela, New Granada and Peru. By F[ran- 
 cis] Loraine Petre. With a photogravure frontispiece 
 and a map. London and New York, John Lane co., 
 MCMX. xiii, 459 pp. 8°. front, i map. 2 illus. 
 
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 A standard work, well written and documented ; worthy of 
 the attention of serious students, and capable of being enjoyed 
 by all ; with a bibliography at the beginning. 
 
 Phillips, P. Lee : A list of books, magazine articles, and 
 maps relating to Brazil, 1800-1900. Prepared by P. 
 Lee Phillips, F.R.G.S., chief of division of maps and 
 charts, library of Congress. A supplement of the Hand- 
 book of Brazil (1901) compiled by the bureau of the Amer- 
 ican republics. Washington, Government printing office, 
 1901. 8°. 14s pp. 
 
 About 1500 titles are listed. 
 
 Pimentel, Francisco: Cuadro descriptive y compara- 
 tivo de las lenguas indfgenas de M6xico. For D. Fran- 
 cisco Pimentel, socio de numero de la sociedad Mexicana 
 de Geograffa y Estadistica. (In 2 vols. i2mo.) Mexico, 
 imprenta de Andrade y Escalante, 1862. Vol. I. lii, 
 539 PP- Vol. II. vi, 427 pp. 
 
 In the first volume the following languages are discussed: 
 Huaxteco ; Mixteco ; Mame or Zaklohpakap ; Othomf or Hia- 
 hiu ; Mexicano, Nahuatl or Azteca ; Totonaco ; Tarasco ; Zapo- 
 teco ; Tarahumar ; Opata or Teguima ; Cahita ; Matlatzinca 
 or Pirinda ; in the second volume, Yucateco or Maya ; Tepe- 
 hudn; Cora, Chora or Chota; Pima or Nevome; Quiche, 
 Cachiqud and Zutulul ; Eudeva, Heve or Dohema; Mixe ; 
 Mazahua or Mazahui; Guaicura or Vaicura; Cochimi and 
 Laim6n; Chafiabal, Chiapaneco, Choi, Tzendal, ZoqueTzotzil; 
 Joba, LipS.n, Papago and Tubar ; Cuicateco, Mazateco, Chu, 
 chon; Fame and Serrano; and in the appendix, Comanche; 
 Mutsfln; Tatch^or Telam6; Tejano or Coahuilteco ; and cer- 
 tain languages of Lower California; scholarly and of very 
 great value to the student. 
 
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 Post, Charles Johnson : Across the Andes. By Charles 
 Johnson Post. A tale of wandering days among the 
 mountains of Bolivia and the jungles of the upper Amazon. 
 Illustrated by the author. New York, Outing publish- 
 ing CO., MCMXII. 362 pp. 8°. front. 55 illus. 
 
 An unpretentious book of interesting travel, immarred by 
 the usual interjection of useless bits of history. 
 
 Prescott, William H. : History of the conquest of Mexico, 
 with a preliminary view of the ancient Mexican civilization 
 and life of the conqueror, Hernando Cort6s. By Wil- 
 liam H. Prescott, author of the " History of Ferdinand 
 and Isabella." (In 3 vols. 8°.) New York, Harper & 
 bros., MDCCCXLIII. Vol. I. xxxiv, 488 pp. front. 
 I map. 4 illus. Vol. II. xviii, 430 pp. front, i map. 
 Vol. III. xvii, 524 pp. front, i pit. i illus. 
 
 One of the classics of North American literature, which, in 
 spite of its numerous errors in statements of facts and its many 
 misconceptions, all of which are made dear by the later accumu- 
 lations of knowledge, still remains the most entertaining and in- 
 teresting work in English regarding the conquest of Mexico ; it 
 is a reproach to those who have lived since the time of this dis- 
 tinguished author that none has been able to use the manifold 
 opportimities afforded by a greatly increased original literature, 
 and ample facilities for local investigation, to produce a history 
 of the period that would surpass or even rival this great pro- 
 duction. 
 
 Prescott, William H. : History of the conquest of Peru, 
 with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas. 
 By William H. Prescott, corresponding member of the 
 French institute, of the royal academy of history at 
 Madrid, etc. In two volumes. New York, Harper & 
 bros., MDCCCXLVII. Vol. I. xxxvii, 527 pp. 8°. 
 front. I map. Vol. II. xix, 547 pp. 8°. front, i pit. 
 
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 Too well known to need characterization; after making 
 full allowance for recognized imperfections, it will always 
 remain one of the classics of this literature. 
 
 Prida, Ramdn : De la dictadura a la anarquia. Apuntes 
 para la histoiia politica de Mexico durante los liltimos 
 cuarenta y tres afios. Per Ramon Prida, miembro del 
 ilustre y nacional colegio de Abogados de Mexico, ex- 
 juez de primera instancia en el puerto de Veracruz. (In 
 2 vols. i2mo.) El Paso, Texas, imprenta de " El Paso 
 del Norte," 1914. Vol. I. 365 pp. Vol. II. 364 pp. 
 
 A political work, whose motive was to give the history 
 and the defense of the so-called "partido cientifico," to which 
 the author belonged, and regarding which he was well in- 
 formed, as it was his province to lurk behind the scenes 
 and watch the course of events; it traces the decline of the 
 Diaz regime, and reveals the secret jealousies and machina- 
 tions that in part accoimt for it; it characterizes the aged 
 dictator as an astute but implacable egotist, Corral, as his 
 victim, and Limantour, as a C3mic, disloyal to his chief, re- 
 joicing from afar at sight of the great man's overthrow; 
 although but fairly well documented, and lacking that im- 
 partiality which is to be desired in a history, it is the most in- 
 structive work yet written regarding recent events in Mexico. 
 
 Prieto, Guillermo (Fidel) : Memorias de mis tiempos, 
 1828 a 1840. Paris y Mexico. Libreria de la vda. de 
 C. Bouret, 1906. 447 pp. 8°. front, of author. 
 
 The period covered is in reality from 1828 until 1853 ; it is 
 of great value, since it reflects the views of a literary man 
 regarding many interesting personages and events. 
 
 [Quesada, Ernesto] : La poMca argentina respecto de 
 Chae. (1895-1898.) [By Ernesto Quesada.] Buenos 
 Aires, Amoldo Moen, 1898. 239 pp. 8°. 
 
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 A vigorous discussion of Argentina's dealings with Chile 
 by one who, although essentially partisan to his own country, 
 knew well the republic to the westward, and was able to accord 
 it respectful consideration. 
 
 Ramirez, Jose Fernando: Mexico durante su guerra 
 con los Estados Unidos. Mexico, libreria de la vda. de 
 Ch. Bouret, 1905. (Under caption: "Documentos in- 
 editos 6 muy raros para la historia de Mexico publicados 
 por Genaro Garcia y Carlos Pereyra." Tomo III.) viii, 
 322 pp. i2mo. 
 
 Invaluable for the historian. 
 
 Reed, John: Insurgent Mexico. By John Reed. 
 New York and London, D. Appleton & cc, 1914. viii, 
 325 [i] pp. i2mo. 
 
 A reporter's story which, for some unaccountable reason 
 achieved publication ; the following offerings, taken at random, 
 are supposed to be Spanish : "trista historia d'amor," "frijole," 
 "arr6 mulas," "came crudo," "christiano," "gachupine;" 
 this is the general style of the book ; even this could be for- 
 given if the matter were interesting. 
 
 Rene-Moreno, Gabriel: Bolivia y Argentina. Notas 
 biogrSficas y bibliogr&ficas. Por Gabriel Rene-Moreno. 
 Santiago de Chile, imprenta Cervantes, 1901. 553 pp. 
 i2ino. 
 
 An instructive series of sketches under the following titles: 
 "Buenos Aires en 1879," "Benjamin Vicuna Mackenna," 
 "Letras argentinas," "Nicomedes Antelo," "El doctor don 
 Jose Segovia," "El doctor don Felipe Antonio de Iriarte," 
 "Don Angel Justiniano Carranza," "Documentos sobre la 
 revoluci6n alto-peruana," "Juan Ramon Munoz Cabrera." 
 
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 Reng-Moreno, Gabriel: Bolivia y Perfi. Nuevas 
 notas hist6ricas y bibliogrfificas. Por Gabriel Rene- 
 Moreno. Santiago de Chile, sociedad, imprenta y lito- 
 grafia Universe, 1907. xii, 676 pp. i2mo. 
 
 A serious and scholarly accovmt of certain events and periods 
 in the history of the struggle for independence, particularly as 
 participated in by Bolivia and Peru, supported by abundant 
 references to original sources of information. 
 
 Reyes, General Rafael : The two Americans. By Gen- 
 eral Rafael Reyes, ex-president of the republic of Colombia. 
 Translated from the Spanish, with added notes by Leopold 
 Grahame. New York, Frederick A. Stokes co., 
 MCMXIV. xxxii, 324 pp. 8°. 
 
 Without attempting to furnish a complete history of the 
 various republics, the author says in the introduction, "This 
 work represents a record of my recent travels through the Latin 
 countries." A moderately interesting account of personal 
 observations and opinions by a prominent South American 
 of considerable experience, actuated by a desire to better the 
 relations between the citizens of the republics of this hemi- 
 sphere. 
 
 Rives, George Lockhart : The United States and Mexico, 
 1821-1848. A history of the relations between the two 
 countries from the independence of Mexico to the close 
 of the war with the United States. By George Lockhart 
 Rives. 2 vols. New York, Charles Scribner's sons, 
 1913. Vol. I. viii, 720 pp. 8°. 3 maps. Vol. II. vi, 
 726 pp. 8°. 12 maps. 
 
 The first volimie contains a narrative of our history in the 
 southwestern part of the United States, and of our relations with 
 Mexico there preceding the war of 1847 ; the second, a com- 
 
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 prehensive history of our war with Mexico ; characterized by 
 absence of partisan tone; scholarly yet readable; original 
 sources, both manuscript and printed, have been used with 
 care and discrimination ; characterization vivid yet judicious ; 
 the whole shows an appreciation of the point of view of Mexicans. 
 
 Robertson, William Spence: The beginnings of Span- 
 ish-American diplomacy. (Contained in " Essays in 
 American history," dedicated to Frederick Jackson Tur- 
 ner.) New York, Henry Holt & co., 1910. pp. 231- 
 267. 8°. 
 
 A well documented and carefully prepared monograph. 
 
 Robinson, Albert G. : Cuba and the intervention. By 
 Albert G. Robinson. New York, London and Bombay, 
 Longmans, Green & co., 1905. [iii], 354 pp. 8°. 
 
 A book that contains considerable information regarding 
 the period which it covers, in spite of its lack of perspective, 
 and its defects of style and emphasis. 
 
 Rodriguez, Jos6 Ignacio: American constitutions. A 
 compilation of the political constitutions of the independ- 
 ent nations of the New World, with short historical 
 notes and various appendixes. By Jose Ignacio Rodri- 
 guez, chief translator and librarian. (Under page caption : 
 " International bureau of American republics.") (In 2 
 vols. 8°.) Washington, Government printing office. 
 Vol. I, 1906. 422 pp. Vol. II, 1907. 452 pp. 
 
 These volumes contain four parts : the first and second parts 
 are found in Volume I, the third and fourth in Volume II. Part 
 one contains the constitutions of the United States of America, 
 in English and Spanish ; of M6xico, Argentina and Venezuela, 
 m Spanish and English ; and of Brazil, in Portuguese, Spanish 
 
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 and English ; part two, those of Guatemala, Salvador, Nicara- 
 gua, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama, in Spanish and Eng- 
 lish ; part three, those of the Dominican republic and Cuba, 
 in Spanish and English, and of Haiti, in French, English and 
 Spanish ; part four, those of Uruguay, Chile, Perfi, Ecuador, 
 Colombia, Paraguay and BoUvia, in Spanish and English. 
 
 Naturally this work is invaluable for the student of history 
 or government. 
 
 Rodway, James: The West Indies and the Spanish 
 main. By James Rodway. London, T. Fisher Unwin; 
 New York, G. P. Putnam's sons, MDCCCXCVI. xxiv, 
 371 pp. izmo. front, i map. 48 illus. 
 
 An account of the discovery, settlement and early history 
 of the islands and continental countries of the Caribbean ; not 
 documented, yet worthy of consideration. 
 
 Rojas, Aristides: Estudios indigenas. Contribuciones 
 a la historia antigua de Venezuela. Por Aristides Rojas, 
 laureado de la universidad central de Venezuela, etc. 
 Obra mandada publicar por orden del gran democrata, 
 general Francisco Linares Alcantara, presidente constitu- 
 cional de los Estados Unidos de Venezuela. Caracas, 
 imprenta Nacional, 1878. 217(2] pp. 8°. 
 
 Of importance and value for students of primitive. speech 
 and ideas. 
 
 Romero, Matias: Mexico and the United States. A 
 study of subjects affecting their political, commercial 
 and social relations, made with a view to their promotion. 
 By Matias Romero. New York and London, G. P. Put- 
 nam's sons, 1898. xxxiv, 759 pp. 8°. i map. 2 dia- 
 grams. 
 
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 A geographical, statistical, climatological, historical, in- 
 dustrial, commercial and juridical conglomerate; valuable, 
 although not always either frank or thorough. 
 
 Root, Excmo. Sr. Elihu : Visita al Peru del secretario de 
 estado de los Estados Unidos, Excmo. Sr. Elihu Root. Visit 
 to Peru of the Hon. Elihu Root, secretary of state of the 
 United States. Lima, imp. Americana (de E. Andrade y 
 da., Santo Toribio), 1906. 150 pp. 12 mo. [69 illus.] 
 
 An account in Spanish and English of Mr. Root's visit, and 
 of the honors done him, and a report of addresses made by Viim 
 and his hosts ; interesting evidence of the good impression he 
 produced. 
 
 Ross, Edward Alsworth: South of Panamfi. By 
 Edward Alsworth Ross, Ph.D., LL.D., professor of sociol- 
 ogy, imiversity of Wisconsin, author of " Social control," 
 "Social psychology," "The changing Chinese," "The 
 old world in the new," etc. New York, The Century co., 
 1915. xvi, 396 pp. front, i map. 78 illus. 
 
 This well advertised book, in spite of the many laudatory re- 
 views that have hailed its advent, is, nevertheless, disappointing 
 in its plausible presentation of striking half-truths, careless obser- 
 vations, and hasty and too sweeping generahzations ; in style it 
 abounds in the reportorial characteristics of vigor and spright- 
 liness, with scant regard for finish, or accuracy, even in such 
 easy details as the spelling of foreign words ; it is but another 
 illustration of the fact that honesty of purpose in seeking and 
 publishing the truth, at any cost, of which boast is made in the 
 preface, is but an imperfect substitute for thorough knowledge. 
 
 [Rozlo, Carlos:] El Uruguay en 1904. La guerra civil. 
 [By Carlos Roxlo.] Buenos Aires, J. Moloney, 1904. 
 290 pp. i2mo. Front. 
 
 A popular history of the period. 
 
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 Ruhl, Arthur: The other Americans. The cities, the 
 countries, and especially the people of South America. 
 By Arthur Ruhl. Illustrated. New York, Charles 
 Scribner's sons, 1908. xi, 298 pp. i2mo. front, i 
 map. 43 illus. 
 
 The easy chat of a S3rmpathetic and alert observer, regarding 
 a trip through most of the countries of South America, with 
 good descriptions, occasional dialogues marred by absurd 
 Spanish, fragments of history, and statistics of the kind that 
 need revision within a year of their pubUcation. 
 
 Sahagdn, M. R. P. Fr. Bernardino de : Historia univer- 
 sal de las cosas de Nueva Espana. Por el M. R. P. Fr. 
 Bernardino de Sahagim, de la orden de los frayles menores 
 de la observancia. (In Kingsborough's Mexican Antiq- 
 uities, Vol. VII.) 464 pp. folio. 
 
 A storehouse of information regarding the Indians, with 
 whom the author had spent much of his life, and from whom he 
 collected details concerning their history, religious ideas, cus- 
 toms, etc. ; of prime importance to the serious student. 
 
 St. John, Sir Spenser [Buckingham]: Hayti or the 
 black republic. By Sir Spenser [Buckingham] St. John, 
 K.C.M.G., formerly her majesty's minister resident and 
 consul-general in Hayti, now her majesty's special envoy 
 to Mexico. London, Smith, Elder & co., 1884. xiv, 
 343 pp. i2mo. front, i map. 
 
 Not properly documented yet readable and worthy of con- 
 sideration, in lieu of thoroughly satisfactory books on this 
 subject. 
 
 Salvador : General descriptive data prepared in June, 
 1909. By the International bureau of American republics. 
 
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 Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 
 II pp. 8°. pamph. 2 illus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Savage-Landor, A. Henry: Across unknown South 
 America. By A. Henry Savage-Landor. With 2 maps, 
 8 colored plates, and 260 illustrations from photographs 
 by the author. (In 2 vols. 4°.) London, New York, 
 and Toronto, Hodder & Stoughton, [1913]. Vol. I. 
 xxiv, 432 pp. front. 2 maps. 105 illus. Vol. II. 
 xvi, 504 pp. front, in colors. 158 illus. 
 
 An ambitious work, ornately bound, finely printed and pro- 
 fusely illustrated ; in the main, the descriptions are of journeys 
 through regions not "unknown" but well known ; owing to its 
 general untrustworthiness of statement and the untenableness 
 of the theories propounded, it has no scientific value; page 
 after page of wearisome colloquies and details of travel rob it 
 of interest for discrimiaating minds. 
 
 Schmidt, TJlrich, and Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Nfinez: 
 The conquest of the river Plate (1535-1555). I. Voyage 
 of TJlrich Schmidt to the rivers La Plata and Paraguai, 
 from the original German edition, 1567. II. With the 
 commentaries of Alvar Ntlnez Cabeza de Vaca, from the 
 original Spanish edition, 1555. Translated for the Hak- 
 luyt society with notes and an introduction by Luis L. 
 Dominguez, minister plenipotentiary of the Argentine 
 republic, corresponding member of the Argentine geo- 
 graphical institute and of the Royal Spanish academy of 
 history. London, the Hakluyt society, MDCCCXCI. 
 xxxviii, 282 pp. 8°. I map. 
 
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 Accounts of much interest and importance to students of 
 history who desire to consult "original documents." 
 
 Scott, William R[obert] : The Americans in Panama. 
 By William R[obert] Scott. Illustrated. New York, 
 The Statler publishing cc, 1912. xiii, 258 pp. i2mo. 
 front. 19 illus. 
 
 The author claims to have spent five months in Panamd, 
 during three of which he served as an employee of the Canal 
 commission ; he therefore felt qualified to write a book, taking 
 little account of his evident lack of literary qualification; he 
 has therefore produced a hodge-podge of history, statistics and 
 biographical details, illustrated by commonplace pictures, which 
 if it has any value, may serve merely as a gazetteer of the con- 
 struction service. 
 
 Scruggs, William L. : The Colombian and Venezuelan 
 republics. With notes on other parts of Central and South 
 America. By William L. Scruggs, late envoy extraordi- 
 nary and minister plenipotentiary of the United States 
 to Colombia and to Venezuela. With maps and illustra- 
 tions. Boston, Little, Brown & co., 1900. xii, 350 pp. 
 i2mo. front. 3 maps. 10 illus. 
 
 Characterized by a naive inaccuracy in Spanish orthography 
 that is at least original, if somewhat disconcerting, a disregard 
 of facts, and a general ignorance of history that leads one to 
 wonder as to how the author might have employed the twenty- 
 seven years which he says he spent in South America ; if he had 
 given, as he promised to give, more of his "personal experiences," 
 and less of his "studies," this book might not have been wholly 
 useless. 
 
 Seler, Eduard : On the present state of our knowledge 
 of the Mexican and Central American hieroglyphic writ- 
 
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 ing. By Eduard Seler. (In proceedings of the Interna- 
 tional congress of American history, 13th session, New 
 York, 1902.) [Easton, Pennsylvania, Eschenbach print- 
 ing CO., 1905.] pp. 157-170. 8°. 
 
 A valuable review of efforts at interpretation, with allusions 
 to the various theories of other writers. 
 
 Shepherd, William R. : Latin America. By William 
 ■ R. Shepherd, professor of history in Columbia university ; 
 honorary professor in the university of Chile ; correspond- 
 ing member of the Spanish Royal academy of history, of 
 the Argentine scientific society, and of the National acad- 
 emy of history of Venezuela; member of the Hispanic 
 society of America. New York, Henry Holt & co. ; 
 London, WUliams & Norgate, [1914]. viii, 265 pp. 
 i6mo. I map. 
 
 An excellent primer, which gives more valuable information 
 than any other work of a similar character in so small a compass ; 
 the author has succeeded admirably ia achieving the Latin 
 American point of view; only sUght inconsistencies in the 
 spelling of place names need to be pardoned. 
 
 Skottsberg, Carl: The wilds of Patagonia. A narra- 
 tive of the Swedish expedition to Patagonia, Tierra del 
 Fuego and the Falkland islands in 1907-1909. By Carl 
 Skottsberg, D.Sc, etc. London, Edward Arnold, 1911. 
 xix, 336 pp. 8°. front. 3 maps. 53 illus. 
 
 An interesting account of a two years' stay by three univer- 
 sity men in Patagonia ; very valuable for the study of a region 
 about which so httle is known or written. 
 
 Smith, F[rancis] Hopkinson: A whit* umbrella in 
 Mexico. By F[rancis] Hopkinson Smith. With illus- 
 
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 trations by the author. Boston and New York, Houghton, 
 Mifflin & CO., 1891. viii, 227 pp. 16°. 36 illus. 
 
 In his introduction the author says: "My probe has not 
 gone very far below the surface. The task would have been 
 uncongenial and the result superfluous. The record of the 
 resources, reUgions, pohtics, governments, social conditions 
 and misfortunes of Mexico aheady enlarges many folios and 
 lies heavy on many shelves, and I hope on some consciences." 
 Practising this admirable restraint, he has presented what 
 appealed to him as a painter and an idler in a manner that both 
 charms and enlightens, his account being greatly enhanced by 
 the pictiures; it would be too much to expect that he would 
 attend to so trivial a matter as accuracy in the Spanish intro- 
 duced. 
 
 Smith, W. Anderson : Temperate Chile. A progressive 
 Spain. By W. Anderson Smith, author of " Lewsiana," 
 " Benderloch," " Shepherd Smith, the universalist," etc. 
 London, Adam and Charles Black, 1899. 399 pp. 8°. 
 front. I map. 
 
 Overlooking a tendency to belaud his countrymen and their 
 achievements on the west coast, and unconsciously to patronize 
 those among whom he confesses to having found friends, this 
 author may be deemed a good reporter upon the conditions 
 which he encountered, without attempting excursions into fields 
 with which he was not familiar. 
 
 Soils [y Ribadeneyra], Antonio de : Historia de la con- 
 quista de Mejico, poblacion y progresos de la America 
 Septentrional, conocida por el nombre de Nueva Espana. 
 Escribiala don Antonio de Solis [y Ribadeneyra], secre- 
 tario de su majestad, y su cronista mayor de las Indias. 
 Nueva edicion, aumentada con un resumen historico, desde 
 la rendicion de Mejico hasta el fallecimiento de Hernan 
 
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 Cortes, e illustrado con notas por don Jose de la Revilla, 
 individuo de varios cuerpos literarios. Paris, V' Baudry, 
 Libreria europea; New York, Roe Lockwood & son, 
 1858. 488 pp. 8°. front. 
 
 A classic, both in literary style and in its grandiose descrip- 
 tions of men, facts and occurrences; although somewhat dis- 
 credited because of its too ready acceptance of unauthenticated 
 statements and its tendency to glorify unduly the prowess of 
 both the Spaniards and the Indians, it must be considered by 
 every historian. 
 
 Southey, Robert: History of Brazil. By Robert 
 Southey. Second edition. London, printed for Long- 
 man, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown. Part the first, 
 1822. xvi, 715 [xlii] pp. 4°. I map. Part the second, 
 1817. xvi, 718 [i] pp. 4°. Part the third, 1819. xx, 
 950 pp. 4°. 
 
 Although written with the bias of the period to which it 
 belongs, it is systematically docxunented and worthy of con- 
 sideration. 
 
 Speer, Robert E[lliott]: South American problems. 
 
 By Robert Epott] Speer. New York, Student volimteer 
 movement for foreign missions, 1912. viii, 270 pp. 
 izmo. I map. 19 illus. 
 
 A superficial sketch, containing fragments of ancient history, 
 and a general description of all the countries of South America, 
 with special attention to education, the Catholic religion, and the 
 Protestant missions, written in a good spirit, and of value to 
 students of these subjects. 
 
 Squier, E[phraim] G[eorge]: Honduras; descriptive, 
 historical and statistical. By E[phraim] G[eorge] Squier, 
 
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 formerly charge d'affaires of the United States to the 
 republics of Central America. Issued by permission of 
 the author, and under the authority of his excellency 
 don Carlos Gutierrez, envoy extraordinary and minister 
 plenipotentiary of the republic of Honduras in Great 
 Britain. London, Triibner & co., 1870. viii, 178 pp. 
 Small i2mo. front, i map. 
 
 Unpretentious, sane and too valuable to be overlooked by 
 any student of the country. 
 
 Squier, £[pliraim] George: Peru. Incidents of travel 
 and exploration in the land of the Incas. By E[phraim] 
 George Squier, M.A., F.S.A., late United States commis- 
 sioner to Peru, etc. With illustrations. New York, 
 Harper & bros., 1877. xx, 599 pp. 8°. front. 5 
 maps. 250 illus. 
 
 An important pioneer work of enduring usefulness, pardon- 
 ing, of course, occasional vagaries in Spanish. 
 
 Starr, Frederick: In Indian Mexico. A narrative of 
 travel and labor. By Frederick Starr. Chicago, Forbes 
 & CO., 1908. X, 425 pp. 8°. front. 96 iUus. 
 
 A valuable and picturesque description of Ufa and customs 
 among the Indians of southern Mexico by a trained ethnologist. 
 
 Starr, Frederick : Recent Mexican study of the native 
 languages of Mexico. By Frederick Starr. (Under 
 caption : " The university of Chicago, department of 
 anthropology, bulletin iv.") Chicago, the university of 
 Chicago press, 1900. 18 pp. 8°. pamph. 
 
 A valuable bibliography of important works by modem 
 Mexicans upon the native languages of M6xico. 
 
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 Terry, T. Philip: Terry's Mexico. Handbook for 
 travellers. By T. Philip Terry. With two maps and 
 twenty-five plans. City of Mexico, Sonora news co. ; 
 Boston, Houghton Mifflin co., 1909. ccxl, 595 pp. 16°. 
 
 2 maps. 25 plans. 
 
 Valuable, both for the traveler and for the student at home. 
 
 Tezozomoc, Fernando de Alvarado : Cronica mexicana 
 de Fernando de Alvarado Tezozomoc. (In Kingsborough's 
 " Mexican Antiquities," Vol. IX.) 192 pp. folio. 
 
 A work (by an Indian) that deals with the history, the beliefs 
 and the customs of the Aztecs or Mexicans, which may not be 
 overlooked by the historian, although, like similar writings of the 
 period, it must be subjected to critical scrutiny and accepted 
 at its proper value. 
 
 Thomas, Cyrus : Discoveries in the Mexican and Maya 
 codices. The American antiquarian and oriental journal, 
 March, 1886. Chicago, F. H. Revell. pp. 69-76. 8°. 
 
 3 illus. 
 
 An unsuccessful effort at interpretation, yet of interest to 
 speciahsts in the study of picture writing. 
 
 Thompson, Edward H. : Archaeological researches in 
 Yucatan. Reports of explorations for the museum. 
 By Edward H. Thompson. (Under caption : " Memoirs 
 of the Peabody museum of American archaeology and 
 ethnology. Harvard imiversity. Vol. Ill, No. i.") 
 Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Museum, 1904. 20 pp. 
 folio. I map. 9 pits. 10 illus. in the text. 
 
 A good account of interesting explorations, printed in the 
 luxurious style of this museum upon fine paper with wide mar- 
 gins, and admirably illustrated. 
 
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 Thompson, Edward H. : Cave of Loltun, Yucatan. 
 Report of explorations by the Museum, 1888-89 and 
 1890-91. (Under caption: "Memoirs of the Peabody 
 museum of American archaeology and ethnology. Har- 
 vard university, Vol. I, No. 2."). Cambridge, Massa- 
 chusetts, the Museum, 1897. 24 pp. folio. 8 pits. 16 
 illus. in the text. 
 
 See comment on the preceding. 
 
 Thompson, Edward H. : The Chultunes of Labnfi, 
 Yucatan. Report of the explorations by the Museum, 
 1888-89 and 1890-91. (Under caption : " Memoirs of the 
 Peabody museimi of American archaeology and ethnology, 
 Harvard university. Vol. I, No. 3.") Cambridge, Mas- 
 sachusetts, the Museimi, 1897. 20 pp. folio. 13 pits. 
 13 illus. in the text. 
 
 See comment above. 
 
 Thompson, George : The war in Paraguay with an his- 
 torical sketch of the country and its people and notes upon 
 the military engineering of the war. By George Thomp- 
 son, C.E., lieutenant-colonel of engineers in the Para- 
 guayan army, aide-de-camp to president Lopez, knight 
 of the order of merit of Paraguay, etc. With maps, plans 
 and a portrait of Lopez. London, Longmans, Green & 
 CO., 1869. 347 pp. i2mo. front. 5 maps. 3 illus. 
 
 An interesting account of persons and events by one who was 
 in a position to make observations, with few references to 
 authorities; the occasional efforts at et3miology are not felici- 
 tous. 
 
 Torres Caicedo, J[os6] M[aria]: Union latino-ameri- 
 cana. Pensamiento de Bolivar para formar una liga 
 
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 americana; su origen y sus desarrollos y estudio sobre 
 la gran cuestion que tanto interesa a los estados d6biles, 
 a saber: dun gobiema legitimo es responsable por los 
 danos y perjuicios ocasionados a los eztranjeros por las 
 facciones? Por J[ose] M[aria] Torres Caicedo, antiguo 
 encargado de negocios de Venezuela, miembro de la socie- 
 [dad] de Economia Politica de Paris, de la sociedad de 
 Literates de Francia, de la sociedad de Geografia de 
 Paris y de varias otras sociedades cientificas y literarias 
 de Europa y de America, etc. Paris, libreria de Rosa 
 y Bouret, 1865. 385 pp. i2mo. 
 
 An imdocumented work by an experienced and distinguished 
 diplomat and historian ; of great value to the serious student 
 who may be interested in the course of the relations between 
 the American republics; the following are the main subjects 
 discussed ; confederacy and federation, and explanation of the 
 early convulsions of Latin America, the imion of the struggling 
 colonies achieved in advance of a theoretical basis, the congress 
 at Panama in 1826, later efforts at union, the American con- 
 gress at Lima in 1847, continental treaty between Chile, Peru 
 and Ecuador, plans for uniting the five republics of Central 
 America, an interpretation of the true Monroe doctrine, a dis- 
 cussion of British and North American diplomacy with reference 
 to Latin America, documents. 
 
 Uhle, Dr. Max: Pachacamac. Report of the Wil- 
 liam Pepper, M.D., LL.D., Peruvian expedition of 1896. 
 By Dr. Max Uhle. Plan of the city and twenty-one plates 
 in photot3^e. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, published by 
 the department of archaeology of the university of Pennsyl- 
 vania, 1903. xi, 103 pp. large folio. 21 plates. 122 illus. 
 
 A comprehensive and valuable account of the work of the 
 expedition sent imder the auspices of the department to explore 
 
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 the site of the ancient city of Pachacamac m Perfi, with ample 
 documentation. 
 
 Unstead, J. F., and Taylor, E. G. R. : Philips' compara- 
 tive wall atlas of South America. Edited by J. F. Unstead, 
 M.A., D.Sc, and E. G. R. Taylor, B.Sc. London, George 
 Philip & son, ltd., the London geographical institute; 
 New York, C. S. Hammond & co. 8 maps,- 36 X 40 
 inches, approximately 150 miles to the inch. 
 
 It supplies a complete outline of the geography of South 
 America, each map exhibiting a different aspect, as follows: 
 relief and communications, political divisions, temperature, 
 climate, November to April, climate, May to October, density 
 of population, natural vegetation, economic products ; excellent 
 in every way ; of rare educational value. 
 
 Uruguay: General descriptive data prepared in June, 
 1909. By the International bureau of American repub- 
 lics. Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 
 1909. 15 pp. 8°. pamph. i chart. 2 illus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : "Argentine republic, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Usher, Roland G. : Pan-Americanism. A forecast of 
 the inevitable clash between the United States and 
 Europe's victor. By Roland G. Usher, Ph.D., professor 
 of history, Washington imiversity, St. Louis, author of 
 " Pan-Germanism," " The rise of the American people," 
 etc. New York, The Century co., 1915. xix, 416 [1] pp. 
 8°. 
 
 "The major part of the volume has been devoted to the 
 present condition of the United States and Latin America, with 
 especial attention to Pan-Americanism as a possible solution of 
 American problems." — Preface. A sensational attempt at 
 
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 prophecy; while the right to prophesy may not be denied to 
 any, the present effort is interesting rather as an exhibition of 
 the author's peculiar mentahty than as a sane and authenticated 
 discussion of the subject ; the author displays somewhat of the 
 prestidigitator's abUity to produce a number of dissimilar things 
 from what was apparently only one thing, as he passes with 
 baffling agiUty from shadowy suggestion to elaborate hypothesis, 
 and thence to the assumption of a completely demonstrated 
 conclusion; seldom have more varied and glaring errors and 
 inconsistencies been brought together in one work ; at any rate 
 those who may fear "the inevitable clash between the United 
 States and Europe's victor," to quote the subtitle, need not be 
 seriously disturbed by this work, for if there is anything that 
 is not proven in it, it is the inevitableness of the supposititious 
 "clash." 
 
 Van Dyke, Harry Weston: Through South America. 
 By Harry Weston Van Dyke. With introduction by 
 John Barrett, director general of the Pan-American union. 
 New York, Thomas Y. Crowell co., [191 2]. xxiv, 446 pp. 
 front. i2mo. 41 illus. 
 
 The title suggests that this is a book of travel; it is not, 
 however, in the ordinary sense of the word, as there is no indica- 
 tion of the author's route nor of the countries he visited ; it is a 
 concise description of the ten repubhcs of South America, and 
 of British, Dutch and French Guayana, with an outline of the 
 history of the conquest and of the struggle for independence; 
 it has little value as a history, owing to its superficial and frag- 
 mentary character, or as a book of travel, owing to its peculiar 
 form; the frequent introduction of inaccurate Spanish and 
 Portuguese is irritating; the bibliography at the back is too 
 meager to be of much use. 
 
 Vega, Garcilasso de la : First part of the royal commen- 
 taries of the Yncas. By the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega. 
 
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 Translated and edited, with notes and an introduction 
 by Clements R. Markham. (In 2 vols. 8°.) London, 
 printed for the Hakluyt society. Vol. I, MDCCCLXIX 
 (containing books I, II, III, IV). xi, 359 pp. Vol. II, 
 MDCCCLXXI (containing books V, VI, VII, VIII, IX). 
 V, SS3 pp. I map. 
 
 Of unquestionable value for students who desire to go deeply 
 into the study of early opinion regarding primitive Peruvian 
 history; the translation is good. 
 
 Venezuela : General descriptive data prepared in June, 
 1909. By the International bureau of American repub- 
 lics. Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 
 1909. 16 pp. 8°. pamph. 5 iUus. 
 
 See comment on the similar pamphlet : " Argentiae repubUc, 
 the : General descriptive data," etc. 
 
 Vincent, Frank: Around and about South America. 
 Twelve months of quest and query. New York, D. Apple- 
 ton & CO., 1890. xxiv, 473 pp. 8°. 2 maps. 4 plans. 
 54 illus. 
 
 A readable, popular story of travel : New York to Panama, 
 thence through Ecuador, Perfi, Bohvia, Chile, the straits of 
 Magallanes, skirting Falkland islands, Uruguay, Argentina, 
 Paraguay, Brazil, the Guayanas, Venezuela and Colombia. 
 
 Waleffe, Maurice de : The fair land of Central America. 
 By Maurice de Waleffe. Translated by Violette M. 
 Montagu, author of " Sophie Dawes, queen of Chantilly," 
 and translator of " Gambetta's life and letters." Preface 
 by Sir A. Conan Doyle. With twenty-foxir illustrations 
 from photographs. London, John Long, ltd., MCMXI. 
 288 pp. 8°. front. 24 illus. 
 
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 The author, an airy anti-American Frenchman, gifted with a 
 trick of clever and mordant expression, while wholly oblivious 
 to facts, devotes just one chapter (that upon Costa Rica) to 
 Central America; the rest of the book deals with Trinidad, 
 Jamaica, Cuba, PanamS, and Mexico ; not often has so much 
 nonsense been assembled in one pubUcation; possibly some 
 readers may be amused, but none will be convinced by this 
 fantastic book. 
 
 Wallace, Alfred R. : A narrative of travels on the Ama- 
 zon and rio Negro, with an account of the native tribes, 
 and observations on the climate, geology and natural 
 history of the Amazon valley. By Alfred R. Wallace, 
 with a map and illustrations. London, Reeve & cc, 
 1853. viii, 541 pp. front. 2 maps. 7 illus. 
 
 An interesting account of travel about the middle of the 
 last century, with such observations as so alert and discriminat- 
 ing a writer would make, even in his youth, particularly regard- 
 ing the weapons, utensils, etc., and the languages of the Indians. 
 
 Wallace, Dillon: Beyond the Mexican sierras. By 
 Dillon Wallace, author of " The Long Labrador trail," 
 " Ungava Bob," etc. With 75 illustrations from photo- 
 graphs by the author, and a map. Chicago, A. C. Mc- 
 Clurg & CO., 1910. xxix, 301 pp. i2mo. front, i map. 
 72 illus. 
 
 While the author is too much given to generalities, and is 
 often mistaken about facts and words, the book is interesting as 
 an account of travel, because it deals with localities regarding 
 which little has been written. 
 
 Washburn, Charles A[mes] : The history of Paraguay, 
 with notes of personal observations, and reminiscences of 
 diplomacy under diflSculties. By Charles A[mes] Wash- 
 
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 bum, commissioner and minister resident of the United 
 States at Asmicion from 1861 to 1868. In two volumes. 
 Boston, Lee & Shepard; New York, Lee, Shepard, & 
 Dillingham, 1871. Vol. I. xii, 571 pp. 8°. front. 
 
 1 map. [6 illus.] Vol. II. xiv, 627 pp. 8°. front. 
 [2 maps. 12 illus.] 
 
 Passing lightly over the part that is devoted to history, 
 which is as satisfactory as could be expected under the circxun- 
 stances, the main body of this work, which consists of personal 
 observations and reminiscences, is an interesting human docu- 
 ment that must be taken into account by students of the 
 subject. 
 
 Watson, Robert Grant: Spanish and Portuguese South 
 America during the colonial period. By Robert Grant 
 Watson, editor of " Murray's handbook of Greece." 
 (In 2 vols. i2mo.) London, Triibner & co., 1884. 
 Vol. I. xvi, 308 (pp. 3\maps. Vol. II. viii, 319 pp. 
 
 One of the earUer modem histories; not of great present 
 value, in view of more thorough later pubUcations ; the author 
 misspells many Spanish words, after the manner of his country- 
 men generally. 
 
 Wells, William V. : Explorations and adventures in 
 Honduras, comprising sketches of travel in the gold regions 
 of Olancho, and a review of the history and general re- 
 sources of Central America. With original maps, and 
 numerous illustrations. By William V. Wells. New 
 York, Harper & bros., 1857. xxiv, 588 pp. 8°. front. 
 
 2 maps. 61 illus. 
 
 Of serious explorations there were none ; this is but a book 
 of travel, not lacking in interest, with occasional references 
 to history, and to persons who were then making it. 
 
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 Whitney, Caspar: The flowing road. Adventures on 
 the great rivers of South America. By Caspar Whitney, 
 author of " A Sporting pilgrimage," " On snowshoes on 
 the barren groimds," " Hawaiian America," " Jungle 
 trails and jungle people," etc. With maps and photo- 
 graphs by the author. Philadelphia and London, J. B. 
 Lippincott & co., 1912. 319 pp. 8°. front. 53 illus. 
 
 A work by one who took keen interest in exploration and 
 hunting, and in studying the forests and plants of the wUds ; 
 it contains fresh and accurate descriptions of conditions and 
 incidents of travel, and of nature, with particular attention to 
 parasitic growths. 
 
 [Willis, Bailey]: Northern Patagonia, character and 
 resources. Volume I. A study of the elements of devel- 
 opment in the region tributary to the national railway from 
 port San Antonio to lago Nahuel Huapi and the extension 
 to Valdivia, Chile; including the Andean lake district. 
 (Under caption : " Ministry of public works, bureau of 
 railways, Argentine republic") [By Bailey Willis]. Text 
 and maps by the Comision de estudios hidrologicos, 
 Bailey Willis, director. [Buenos Aires], 1911-1914. 
 [Scribner's press, New York.] xix, 464 pp. 8°. 20 
 maps in text, 13 in separate case. 37 Ulus. 
 
 A lucid and wholly admirable account of the thorough and 
 extensive investigations made by a trained scientist possessed 
 of every facility for gathering, recording, illustrating and 
 publishing interesting and useful information regarding the 
 material potentiaUties of highly important, but hitherto only 
 sUghtly known and charted regions; the maps, pictures, 
 tables and make-up are of rare excellence; only occasional 
 inconsistencies in the spelling of Spanish names are to be 
 noted. 
 
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 Wilson, Robert Anderson: A new history of the con- 
 quest of Mexico, in which Las Casas' denunciations of 
 the popular historians of that war are fully vindicated. 
 By Robert Anderson Wilson, counsellor at law; author of 
 "Mexico and its religion," etc. Philadelphia, James 
 Challen & son, etc., 1859. 539 pp. 8°. front. 19 
 maps. 20 illus. 
 
 An interesting and profusely documented restatement of the 
 conquest by an aggressive and doughty iconoclast, whose vigor 
 and bias are as perceptible as his conclusions are illogical and 
 indefensible. 
 
 Winsor, Justin: Narrative and critical history of 
 America. Edited by Justin Winsor, librarian of Harvard 
 university, corresponding secretary Massachusetts his- 
 torical society. (In 8 vols. 8°.) Boston and New York, 
 Houghton MiflBin co., 1889. Vol. I. Aboriginal America, 
 xxxvii, 470 pp. front. 54 maps. 54 illus. Vol. II. 
 Spanish explorations and settlements in America from the 
 fifteenth to the seventeenth century, ix, 640 pp. 113 
 maps. 135 iUus. Vol. HI. English explorations and 
 settlements in North America, 1497-1689. xi, 578 pp. 
 57 maps. 50 illus. Vol. IV. French explorations and 
 settlements in North America, and those of the Portu- 
 guese, Dutch and Swedes, 1500-1700. xxx, 516 pp. 
 140 maps. 35 illus. Vol. V. The English and French 
 in Norti America, 1689-1763. vii, 649 pp. 106 maps. 
 93 illus. Vol. VI. The United States of North America : 
 part I. vii, 777 pp. 118 maps. 116 illus. Vol. VII. 
 The United States of North America : part 2. vii, 610 pp. 
 32 maps. 129 illus. Vol. VIII. The later history of 
 British, Spanish and Portuguese America, vii, 604 pp. 
 123 maps. 122 Ulus. 
 
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 A vast storehouse of historical and bibliographical informa- 
 tion; of great value to students, although all wiU recognize 
 that the articles upon the different subjects and periods are 
 naturally of unequal merit, owing to the diversity of authorship, 
 which formed a part of the editor's plan ; while the illustrations, 
 which are reproductions, are numerous, they are crude, and in 
 many cases are too far removed from the first originals from 
 which they were remotely derived. 
 
 Winter, Nevin O. : Argentine and her people of to-day. 
 An account of the customs, characteristics, amusements, 
 history and advancement of the Argentinians, and the 
 development and resources of their coimtry. By Nevin 
 O. Winter, author of " Mexico and her people of to-day," 
 " Brazil and her people of to-day," etc. Boston, L. C. 
 Page & CO., MDCGCCXI. xiv, 421 pp. 8°. front. 
 I map. 49 illus. 
 
 Compare comment on " Brazil and her people of to-day" by 
 this author. 
 
 Winter, Nevin O. : Brazil and her people of to-day. 
 An account of the customs, characteristics, amusements, 
 history and advancement of the Brazilians, and the devel- 
 opment and resources of their country. By Nevin 0. 
 Winter, author of " Mexico and her people of to-day," 
 " Guatemala and her people of to-day," etc. Illustrated 
 from original and selected photographs by the author. 
 Boston, L. C. Page & co., MDCCCCX. x, 388 pp. 
 i2mo. front, i map. 48 illus. 
 
 See comment on "Guatemala and her people of to-day" by 
 this author ; a book of the same general character as that, with 
 less excuse for being, inasmuch as there exists an excellent htera- 
 ture regarding Brazil. 
 
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 Winter, Nevin O. : Guatemala and her people of to- 
 day. Being an account of the land, its history and devel- 
 opment; the people, their customs and characteristics; 
 to which are added chapters on British Honduras and the 
 republic of Honduras, with references to the other coun- 
 tries of Central America, Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa 
 Rica. By Nevin O. Winter, author of " Mexico and 
 her people of to-day." Boston, L. C. Page & co., 
 MDCCCCIX. xii, 307 pp. i2mo. front, imap. 48illus. 
 
 An uisignificant mesquite is esteemed in a desert ; in the same 
 way this book, the product of a syndicated mind, superficial, 
 inaccurate in matter and form, and none too proper in spirit, has 
 a certain value, as a weak portrayal of things as they are, in 
 want of really good books upon this subject. 
 
 Winter, Nevin O. : Mexico and her people of to-day. 
 An account of the customs, characteristics, amusements, 
 history and advancement of the Mexicans, and the devel- 
 opment and resources of their country. By Nevin O. 
 Winter. Illustrated from original photographs by the 
 author and C. R. Birt. Boston, L. C. Page & co., [1907]. 
 vi, 395 PP- i2mo. front. 2 maps. 47 illus. 
 
 In view of the existence of really good works on this sub- 
 ject, there is no reason why so slovenly a book as this should 
 achieve pubUcation. 
 
 Wolf, Teodoro: Geografia y geologia del Ecuador. 
 Publicada por 6rden del supremo gobiemo de la repdblica, 
 
 Por Teodoro Wolf, Dr. Phil., antiguo professor de la escuela 
 Politecnica de Quito y geologo del estado. Con 12 
 laminas autotipicas, 47 illustraciones en el texto y 2 cartas. 
 Leipzig, F. A. Brockhaus, 1892. 671 pp. small 4°- 
 front. 2 maps. 59 illus. 
 
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 A fundamentally important work that treats of the topog- 
 raphy, geology and meteorology of continental Ecuador and the 
 Galapagos archipelago, with a brief account of botany and 
 zoology, enriched by an abundance of supplementary notes; 
 the maps are good. 
 
 Wright, Mary Robinson : The new Brazil, its resources 
 and attractions, historical, descriptive, and industrial. 
 By Mary Robinson Wright, member of the Geographical 
 society of America, etc., author of " Picturesque Mexico," 
 "The republic of Chile," "Bolivia," "The history of 
 Peru," etc. Philadelphia, George Barrie & sons; Lon- 
 don and Paris, C. D. Cazenove & son, [1907]. 494 pp. 
 4°. front. 416 illus. 
 
 For comment, compare her work : "The old and new Peru." 
 
 [Wright, Marie Robinson] : The republic of Chile. 
 The growth, resources, and industrial conditions of a 
 great nation. [By Marie Robinson Wright.] Philadel- 
 phia, George Barrie & sons; London and Paris, C. D. 
 Cazenove & son, [1914]. 450 pp. 4°. front. 352 illus. 
 
 See comment upon her work on Perfi. 
 
 Wright, Mary Robinson: The old and the new Peru. 
 A story of the ancient inheritance and the modem growth 
 and entrance of a great nation. By Mary Robinson 
 Wright, member of the Geographical society of America, 
 Geographical society of Brazil, Historical and Scientific 
 institute of Sao Paulo, Geographical society of la Paz; 
 author of " Picturesque Mexico," " A new Brazil," " The 
 republic of Chile," " Bolivia," etc. Philadelphia, George 
 Barrie & sons, 1908 ; London and Paris, C. D. Cazenove 
 & son. 456 pp. 4°. front, i map. 346 illus. 
 
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 A book in a florid style, which thoughtful people can not take 
 seriously, although it contains fragments of information and rec- 
 ords of impressions that are not without interest. 
 
 Zayas Enriquez, Rafael de : Porfirio Diaz. By Rafael 
 de Zayas Enriquez. New York, D. Appleton & cc, 
 1908. v[i], 28i[i] pp. i2mo. front. 3 illus. 
 
 Worthy of consideration as an appreciative but not too lauda- 
 tory study of General Diaz, with unavailing suggestions as to 
 what might have led his country into ways of peace and pros- 
 perity. 
 
 Zayas Enriquez, Rafael de: The case of Mexico and 
 the policy of president Wilson. By Rafael de Zayas 
 Enriquez, author of " The rise and fall of president Diaz." 
 Translated from the Spanish by Andre Tridon. New 
 York, Albert and Charles Boni, 1914. 209 pp. i2mo. 
 
 Making due allowance for the literary faults of this book 
 which are evident, and for the lack of good taste that character- 
 izes it, and entirely ignoring the last chapter, which is an absurd 
 misinterpretation of president Wilson's attitude, and bearing in 
 mind that it was a frank plea for the recognition of Huerta, it is 
 an interesting statement of the case. 
 
 Zeballos, Estanislao S. : Argument for the Argentine 
 republic upon the question with Brazil in regard to the 
 territory of Missions, submitted to the arbitration of the 
 president of the United States, in accordance with the 
 treaty of September 7, 1889. Presented by Estanislao 
 S. Zeballos, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo- 
 tentiary of the Argentine republic. Accompanied by 
 documents and maps under the title of " Argentine evi- 
 dence." Washington, D.C., 1894. 4°. 20 maps. 
 
 An important collection of documents and maps. 
 
 Printed in the United States o{ America.