Chapter I: Part 1
A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS IN
ENGLISH, SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
RELATING TO THE REPUBLICS COMMONLY
CALLED LATIN AMERICAN
WITH COMMENTS
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A BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY
OF BOOKS IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND
PORTUGUESE, RELATING TO THE
REPUBLICS COMMONLY CALLED
LATIN AMERICAN
WITH COMMENTS
BY
PETER H. GOLDSMITH
DIRECTOR OF THE PAN AMERICAN DIVISION OF
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL
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THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1915
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PREFACE
Several lists of books relating to the southern countries 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 comment, 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 follows: first, to introduce the titles of widely heralded works, without regard to their merit, in order to discriminate between 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 explanation 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 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, reporters, 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 publicity to their thoughts concerning them. The obligation to consider the serious influence of books upon international relations seems not to have been generally recognized, however, else many of those who have betaken themselves to authorship would either have written differently 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 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 published, such unsparing criticism as that which characterizes 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 reproducing them it was necessary to admit many inconsistencies. 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: Martínez and
Lewandowski. 68.
Argentine Plains and Andine glaciers: Larden. 56.
Argentine Republic, Baedeker of the: Martínez. 67.
Argentine republic, The: General descriptive data. 4.
Argentine republic, The: Pennington. 77.
Argument for the Argentine republic upon the question with
Brazil in regard to the territory of Missions: Zeballos. 107.
Artigas, José: Acevedo. 1.
Bolivia y Argentina: René-Moreno. 82.
Buenos Aires desde su fundación hasta nuestros días: Bilbao. 12.
Buenos Aires, Tucumán 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 histórico sobre el: Morla Vicuña. 71.
Historia de Belgrano y de la independencia argentina: Mitre. 70.
Historia de la conquista del Paraguay, Río de la Plata y
Tucumán: Lozano. 61.
Modern Argentina: Koebel. 55.
Northern Patagonia, character and resources: Willis. 102.
Patagonia, Across: Dixie. 32.
Patagonia, The wilds of: Skottsberg. 90.
Política argentina respecto de Chile, La: Quesada. 81. 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: Calderón, Ignacio. 21.
Bolivia: General descriptive data. 14.
Bolivian Andes, The: Conway. 26.
Bolivia y Argentina: René-Moreno. 82.
Bolivia y Perú: René-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 republics of Perú and Bolivia, The: Mason. 68.
BRAZIL:
Amazonas, Descubrimiento del río de las: Medina. 69.
Amazon, Exploration of the valley of the: Herndon and Gibbon.
48.
Andes, Across the: Post. 80.
Brazil and her people of to-day: Winter. 104.
Brazil and Perú 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: Bernárdez. 11.
Brazil, Explorations of the highlands of the: Burton. 20.
Brazil, Forty years in: Bennett. 10.
Brazil: General descriptive data. 16.
Brazil, History of: Southey. 92.
Brazil in 1912: Oakenfull. 74.
Brazil, its resources and attractions, The new: Wright. 106.
Brazil, Pioneering in south: Bigg-Wither. 11.
Brazil, The United States of: Domville-Fife. 32.
Chile, Perú 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.
Naval campaigns, Four modern: Clowes. 25.
North Brazil: Buley. 18.
Río 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.
CENTRAL AMERICA, GENERAL:
Calendar of Central America and México, The native: Brinton. 17.
Central America and its problems: Palmer. 75.
Fair land of Central America, The: Waleffe. 99.
Guatemala and the states of Central America: Domville-Fife. 32.
Loltún, Yucatán, Cave of: Thompson, Edward H. 95.
Mexican and Central American hieroglyphic writing, On the
present state of our knowledge of the: Seler. 89.
México, Yucatán and Central America, Notes on the
semi-civilized nations of: Gallatin. 40.
Santa Lucía Cosumalwhuapa in Guatemala, The sculptures of:
Habel. 45.
South and Central America, The republics of: Enock. 37.
CHILE:
Andes, El 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, Perú and Brazil, Narrative of services in the liberation
of: Cochrane. 26.
Guerra del Pacífico, Mediación de los Estados Unidos de Norte
América en la: Logan and Calderón. 60.
History of Chile, A: Hancock. 47.
Modern Chile: Koebel. 55.
Naval campaigns, Four modern: Clowes. 25.
Política 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.
War between Perú and Chile, The: Markham. 65.
War of the Pacific coast of South America between Chile and the
allied republic of Perú and Bolivia, 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. 59.
Cuba and the intervention: Robinson. 84.
Cuba: General descriptive data. 27.
Cuba y Puerto Rico: Dupierry. 33.
New born Cuba, The: Matthews. 69.
Santiago de Cuba, Combates y capitulación de: Müller y Tejeiro.
73.
Sexes produced by whites and colored peoples in Cuba, The
proportion of: Heape. 47.
Story of Cuba, The: Halstead. 47.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:
Dominican republic: General descriptive data. 32.
Santo Domingo, past and present; with a glance at Hayti:
Hazard. 47.
ECUADOR:
Atlas geográfico del Ecuador: López. 60.
Ecuador: General descriptive data. 34.
Ecuador, Guía comercial, agrícola e industrial de la república
del. 34.
Ecuador, its ancient and modern history: Enoch. 36.
Ecuador, Resumen de la historia del: Cevallos. 23.
Geografía y geología del Ecuador: Wolf. 105.
GUATEMALA:
Guatemala and her people of to-day: Winter. 105.
Guatemala: General descriptive data. 44.
Santa Lucía Cosumalwhuapa in Guatemala, The sculptures of:
Habel. 45.
HAITI:
Haití: General descriptive data. 46.
Haití, her history and her detractors: Léger. 58.
Hayti or the black republic: St. John. 87.
Santo Domingo, past and present; with a glance at Hayti:
Hazard. 47.
HONDURAS:
Copán, Caverns of: Gordon. 44.
Copán, Prehistoric ruins of. 50.
Copán. The hieroglyphic stairway: Gordon. 44.
Explorations and adventures in Honduras: Wells. 101.
Honduras: General descriptive data. 50.
Honduras: Squier. 92.
LATIN AMERICA, GENERAL:
American constitutions: Rodríguez. 84.
American Mediterranean, The: Bonsal. 14.
American policy: Bigelow. 11.
American supremacy: Crichfield. 27.
Beginnings of Spanish-American diplomacy, The: Robertson. 84.
Conquista española en América y en México, Carácter de la:
García, Genaro. 41.
Continente, La ceración de un: Calderón, F. García. 20.
Continent of opportunity, The: Clark, Francis E. 24.
Diplomatic relations of the United States and Spanish America,
The: Latané. 58.
Inquisition in the Spanish dependencies, The: Lea. 58.
Inter-American acquaintances: Chandler. 23.
Latin America: Brown. 17.
Latin America: its rise and progress: Calderón, F. García. 21.
Latin America of to-day: Barrett. 8.
Latin America: Shepherd. 90.
Modern Spanish lyrics: Hills and Morley. 49.
Monroe doctrine, an obsolete shibboleth, The: Bingham. 13.
Monroe doctrine, The: Edginton. 34.
Narrative and critical history of America: Winsor. 103.
Pan-Americanism: Usher. 97.
Poetas hispano-americanos, Antología de: Menéndez 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. 101.
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.
MÉXICO:
Antiquities of México: Kingsborough. 52.
Archæological researches in Yucatán: Thompson, Edward H. 94.
Awakening of a nation, The: Lummis. 62.
Beyond the Mexican sierras: Wallace. 100.
Calendar of Central America and México, The native: Brinton. 17.
Carranza and México: Fornaro. 38.
Case of México and the policy of president Wilson, The: Zayas
Enríquez. 107.
Chultunes of Labná, Yucatán, The: Thompson, Edward H. 95.
Coming México, The: Goodrich. 43.
Destrucción de las Indias: Las Casas. 57.
Díaz, Porfirio: Godoy. 43.
Díaz, Porfirio: Zayas Enríquez. 107.
Discoveries in the Mexican and Maya codices: Thomas. 94.
Empire to republic, From: Noll. 73.
Hieroglyphic writing in México, Data about a new kind of: León.
58.
Historia antigua y de la conquista de México: Orozco y Berra.
74.
Historia de la conquista de México: Solís. 91.
Historia de México, Colección de documentos para la: García
Icazbalceta, Joaquín. 41.
Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España: Díaz del
Castillo. 31.
History of México: Bancroft. 6.
History of the conquest of México, A new: Wilson. 103.
History of the conquest of México: Prescott. 80.
Indian México, In: Starr. 93.
Insurgent México: Reed. 82.
Juárez, A life of Benito: Burke. 19.
Juárez, El verdadero: Bulnes. 19.
Juárez: García, Genaro. 41.
Junípero Serra. The man and his work: Fitch. 38.
Legends of the city of México: Janvier. 51.
Maximilian in México: 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: Gutiérrez de Lara, and Pinchón. 45.
Mexican trails: Kirkham. 54.
México and her people of to-day: Winter. 105.
México and the United States: Romero. 82.
México durante su guerra con los Estados Unidos: Ramírez. 82.
México: Enock. 35.
México: General descriptive data. 70.
México, Modern: MacHugh. 63.
México of the twentieth century: Martin. 66.
México, the land of unrest: Baerlein. 5.
México, The political shame of: Bell, Edward I. 10.
México, the wonderland of the south: Carson. 23.
México, Yucatán and Central America, Notes on the
semi-civilized nations of: Gallatin. 40.
Mitla: Aymé. 5.
Nayarit, Sonora, Sinaloa y ambas Californias, Historia del:
Ortega. 74.
New Spain, Political essay on the kingdom of: Humboldt. 50.
New trials in México: Lumholtz. 61.
Obras: García Icazbalceta, Joaquín. 41.
Pacific states of North America, History of the: Bancroft. 6.
Real México, The: Fyfe. 39.
Recent Mexican study of the native languages of México: Starr.
93.
Rig Veda Americanus. Sacred songs of the ancient Mexicans, with
a gloss in Nahuatl: Brinton. 16.
Terry’s México. Handbook for travelers: Terry. 94.
Through southern México: Gadow. 40.
United States and México, The: Rives. 83.
Unknown México: Lumholtz. 61.
¡Viva México!: Flandrau. 38.
Wanderings in México: Gillpatrick. 41.
White umbrella in México, A: Smith, Francis Hopkinson. 90.
NICARAGUA:
Nicaragua: General descriptive data. 73.
PANAMÁ:
Americans in Panamá, The: Scott. 89.
Panamá and Castilla del Oro, Old: Anderson. 3.
Panamá and the canal to-day: Lindsay. 50.
Panamá canal: Barrett. 8.
Panamá canal, The: Arias. 4.
Panamá, past and present: Bishop. 14.
Panamá, the canal, the country and the people: Bullard (Albert
Edwards). 19.
Story of Panamá, The: Gause and Carr. 42.
PARAGUAY:
Buenos Aires, Tucumán y Paraguay, Ensayo de la historia civil
de: Funes. 39.
Historia de la conquista del Paraguay, Río de la Plata y
Tucumán: Lozano. 61.
History of Paraguay, The: Washburn. 100.
Independencia del Paraguay, La revolución 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_).
PERÚ:
Andes and the Amazon, The: Enock. 37.
Bolivia y Perú: René-Moreno. 83.
Brazil and Perú boundary question: Moore. 71.
Chile, Perú and Brazil, Narrative of services in the liberation
of: Cochrane. 26.
Cuzco: Markham. 64.
Guerra del Pacífico, Mediación de los Estados Unidos de Norte
América en la: Logan and Calderón. 60.
Historia antigua del Perú: Lorente. 61.
History of Perú, A: Markham. 63.
History of the conquest of Perú: 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 Perú, The: Markham. 65.
Naval campaigns, Four modern: Clowes. 25.
Old and new Perú, The: Wright. 106.
Pachacamac: Uhle. 96.
Perú: Enock. 36.
Perú in 1906: Garland. 41.
Perú, In the wonderland of: Bingham. 12.
Perú, its story, people and religion: Guinness. 45.
Perú: 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 Perú, with exploration of its antiquities:
Hutchinson. 51.
Visita al Perú 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 Perú and Chile, The: Markham. 65.
War of the Pacific coast of South America between Chile and the
allied republics of Perú 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.
Amazon and its tributaries, Fifteen thousand miles on the:
Brown and Lidstone. 17.
Amazon and río Negro, A narrative of travels on the: Wallace.
100.
Amazons, The naturalist on the river: Bates. 9.
Andean land, The: Osborn. 75.
Around and about South America: Vincent. 99.
Bolívar, Simón, Correspondencia general del libertador:
Larrazábal. 56.
Bolívar, Simón: Petre. 78.
Bronze in South America before the arrival of the Europeans:
Mortillet. 71.
Emancipation of South America, being a condensed translation by
William Pilling of the history of San Martín: 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: Darwin. 28.
Miranda’s attempt to effect a revolution in South America, The
history of don Francisco de: Biggs. 11.
Pacific shores from Panamá: Peixotto. 77.
Panamá to Patagonia: Pepper. 77.
Plata, and thence overland to Perú, 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 archæology: Joyce. 52.
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 Panamá: Ross. 86.
The flowing road. Adventures on the great rivers of South
America: Whitney. 102.
Through South America: Van Dyke. 98.
Voyages and discoveries in South America: Acuña, Acarete,
Grillet and Bechamel. 2.
URUGUAY:
Primeros patriotas orientales de 1811, Los: Maeso. 63.
Uruguay en 1904, El: Roxlo. 86.
Uruguay: General descriptive data. 97.
Uruguay: Koebel. 55.
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.
Estudios indígenas. 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:
Martin. 67.
Up the Orinoco and down the Magdalena: Mozans. 72.
Venezuela: Dalton. 28.
Venezuela: General descriptive data. 99.
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 PORTUGUESE, WITH COMMENTS
=Acarete 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. 12mo. 1 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: José Artigas, jefe de los orientales y protector de los pueblos libres. Su obra cívica. Alegato histórico.= Por Eduardo Acevedo. (In 3 vols. 8ᵒ.) 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 evidence adduced.” It contains material
of value for the study of Artigas, and the history of the
countries about the río de la Plata during the decade from
1810-1820.
=Acuña, Christopher de: Voyages and discoveries in South America. The first up the river of Amazons to Quito in Peru, and back again to Brazil, perform’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 Postosí.= 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.]. 12mo. 1 map.
Valuable original sources 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. 8ᵒ. 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 examination 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
presentment 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
unaccompanied by Christian names), statistics, unimportant
fragments of history, trivial generalizations, bad English
and inconsistent Spanish orthography; the first sentence in
the body of the work shows a rare ingenuity in the mixing of
metaphors: “The beginning of the nineteenth century found 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 unburdens his
mind; the result is neither entertaining nor instructive.
=Agassiz, _Professor_, and _Mrs._ Louis [Elizabeth Cary] Agassiz: A journey in Brazil.= By _Professor_ Agassiz and _Mrs._ Louis [Elizabeth Cary] Agassiz. Boston, Ticknor & Fields, 1868. xix, 540 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 19 illus.
An interesting description of a journey made by acute observers
who were gifted with the power of expression; properly
documented; of importance to students of geography, botany,
zoölogy and ethnology.
=Agassiz, Louis: Scientific results of a journey 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 illustrations and maps. (Under caption: “Thayer expedition.”) Boston, Fields, Osgood & co., 1870. xxiii, 620 pp. 8ᵒ. 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 settlement by the Spaniards of Panama, Darien, Veragua, Santo Domingo, Santa Marta, Cartagena, Nicaragua, and Peru; including the four voyages of Columbus to America, the discovery of the Pacific ocean by Vasco Nuñez 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. 8ᵒ. front. 3 maps. 38 illus.
A welcome and readable volume which deals with the history
of the Isthmus of Panamá during the early colonial period,
composed largely of free translations of documentary material,
without adequate foot-notes.
=Argentine republic, The: General descriptive data prepared in June, 1909.= By the International bureau of American republics. Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 32 pp. 8ᵒ. 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 St. John’s college, Cambridge, Quain prizeman in international law, university of London. London, P. S. King & son, 1911. xiv, 192 pp. 12mo.
A well documented review of the treaties, and of the bearing
of the Monroe doctrine, a consideration of the principles
which underlie the neutralization of waterways, a comparison
of the Suez and the Panamá canals and a discussion of the
fortification of the Panamá canal, with an appendix containing
the treaties involved.
=Aymé, Louis H.: Ancient temples and cities of the new world—Mitla.= By Louis H. Aymé, 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 structures
known as the hall or palace of the pillars or northern group,
and the southern group; an interesting popular description,
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, Herbert & Daniel, [1913]. ix, 461 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 86 illus.
A bulky work with a title-page in two colors, intended to
explain the downfall of Porfirio Díaz 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 México, have but obscured the
situation.
=Baessler, Arthur: Ancient Peruvian art. Contributions to the archæology of the empire of the Incas.= From his collections by Arthur Baessler. Translation by A. H. Keane. (In 4 vols. 20 × 14⅝ in.) Leipsic, Karl W. Hiersemann; Berlin, A. Asher & co.; New York, Dodd, Mead & co., 1902-1903. Vol. I. Drawings and paintings, 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 paintings, representations in relief and on the round on north Peruvian earthenware; mythical persons, plates 82-130. Vol. IV. Paintings on earthenware from Pachacamac, plates 131-165.
Of rare interest and importance to students of Peruvian
archæology.
=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 Bancroft co., 1914. iv, 581 pp. 12mo. 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 Mexico is treated in Vols. IV-IX.) San Francisco, A. L. Bancroft & co., 1883. Vol. IV. 1516-1521. cxii, 702 pp. 8ᵒ. 6 maps, 5 in text. 3 illus. Vol. V. 1521-1600. xiv, 790 pp. 8ᵒ. 17 maps, 16 in text. 5 illus. Vol. VI. 1600-1803. xv, 780 pp. 8ᵒ. 14 maps, 13 in text. 5 illus. Vol. VII. 1804-1824. xiv, 829 pp. 8ᵒ. 30 maps in text. 7 illus. Vol. VIII. xiii, 812 pp. 8ᵒ. 34 maps, 33 in text. Vol. IX. xii, 760 pp. 8ᵒ. 25 maps, 24 in text.
A veritable storehouse and bibliography of material for
history; 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. 8ᵒ.
A reliable, interesting and dramatic relation of the following
ancient stories: I: El dorado: 1 Cundinamarca, 2 Meta, 3
Omagua, 4 The expedition of Úrsula and Aguirre; II: Cibola: 1
The Amazons, 2 The seven cities, 3 Francisco Vásquez Coronado,
4 The New Mexican pueblos, 5 Quivira; III: The massacre of
Cholula; IV: The ancient city of Santa Fe; V: Jean l’Archévéque.
=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 (1), 358 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 3 maps. 82 illus.
An accurate and illuminating account of the central shrine of
the Incas, by one whose intimate knowledge of the native races
of America, based upon competent and thorough researches, makes
him a prime authority.
=Baralt, Rafael María, y Díaz, Ramón: Resúmen de la historia de Venezuela desde el año de 1797 hasta el de 1850.= Por Rafael María Baralt y Ramon Diaz. Tiene al fin un breve bosquejo histórico que comprende los años de 1834 hasta 1857. (In 3 vols. 12mo.) Paris, imprenta de H. Fournier y compⁱᵃ, 1841. Vol. I. 598 [1] pp. front. 19 illus. Vol. II. 571 [1] pp. front. 21 illus. Vol. III. 448 [1] 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 Bolívar.
=Barra, Eduardo de la: El problema de los Andes.= By Eduardo de la Barra, ingeniero geógrafo. Buenos Aires, imprenta de Pablo E. Coni é hijos, 1895. 407 pp. 12mo.
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. 8ᵒ. 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 southward,
with a sketch of the development of the International bureau of
American republics (Pan American union).
=Barrett, John: Panama canal, what it is, what it means.= By John Barrett, director general of the Pan American union, etc. Washington, D.C., Pan American union, 1913. 120 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 7 maps. 82 illus.
An historical sketch of the Isthmus, and of the Canal, and
of the works pertaining to it, with a considerable array
of statistics, a gazetteer of names, a collection of maps
and pictures which gives a good idea of the undertaking; of
interest to the general reader.
=Bates, Henry 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. 12mo. front. 1 map. 17 illus. Vol. II. iv, 423 pp. 12mo. front. 23 illus.
The personal observations of a discerning traveler and
investigator, made before many of the regions which he visited
had fallen under European influence.
=Bechamel, Francis=: (see _Grillet_ and _Acuña_).
=Beebe, Mary Blair, and C. William: Our search for a wilderness. 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 zoölogical park, etc. Illustrated with photographs from life taken by the authors. New York, Henry Holt & co., 1910. xi, 408 pp. 8ᵒ. 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, Heinemann, (no date). xix, 194 pp. 4ᵒ. front. 3 maps. 2 charts. 58 illus. in colors, 110 illus. in black and white.
The author has the frankness to say in his introduction:
“This is a subventioned work—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 obligations I have
endeavored to avoid flattery, quite satisfied that it defeats
the very purpose of advertisement.” Bearing this in mind, and
expecting only the popular, superficial and admirative style,
the reader will not be disappointed in this work; it gives
a good impression of the Brazilian 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. 12mo. front. 11 illus. (Under series caption: “International 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 opportunities
for personal observation regarding the secret diplomacy of the
successors of Díaz; 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 dealings with México, it has
been invariably mistaken.
=Bennett, Frank: Forty years in Brazil.= By Frank Bennett. Illustrated. London, Mills & Boon, ltd., [1914.] xxiii, 271 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 30 illus.
A little of everything: geography, history, science, trade,
customs; to be commended for simplicity, accuracy, kind of
information supplied, emphasis, and general readableness.
=Bernárdez, Manuel: El Brazil, su vida, su trabajo, su futuro. Itinerario periodístico.= Por Manuel Bernárdez. Buenos Aires (R. Argentina), 1908. xxxv, 284 pp. 8ᵒ. 4 maps, 1 of which is in relief. 122 illus.
A general survey of the country and people, with very
instructive although not well executed pictures.
=Bigelow, John: American policy. The western hemisphere 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,” “Reminiscences of the Santiago campaign,” “The campaign of Chancellorsville.” New York, Charles Scribner’s sons, 1914. vi, 184 pp. 12mo. 1 map.
A terse, sound, philosophic and suggestive statement of the
principles that underlie the international policy 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 Miranda’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. London, printed for the author by T. Gillet, 1809. xv, 312 pp. 12 mo.
Letters written at the time by one who participated in the
venture; of use to such students as may be able to make
allowance 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 Paraná.= 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. 12mo. front. 1 map. 8 illus. Vol. II. x, 328 pp. 12mo. front. 1 map. 10 illus.
A record of interesting travel and adventures, overloaded with
superfluous details.
=Bilbao, Manuel: Buenos Aires desde su fundación hasta nuestros dias. Especialmente el período comprendido en los siglos XVIII y XIX. Precedido de una carta del doctor don Vicente Fidel López.= Por Manuel Bilbao, Buenos Aires, imprenta de Juan A. Alsina, 1902. xiii. 664 pp. 8ᵒ.
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 valuable
material for the historian.
=Bingham, Hiram: Across South America. An account of a journey from Buenos Aires to Lima by way of Potosí. With notes on Brazil, Argentine, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.= By Hiram Bingham, Yale university. With eighty illustrations and maps. Boston and New York, Houghton Mifflin co., 1911. xvi, 405 pp. 8ᵒ. 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 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. 8ᵒ. 1 map. 253 illus.
An instructive popular account of the expedition and
investigations, 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 university press, MDCCCCXIII. vii, 154 pp. 16mo.
An interesting statement with which the well informed will
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 International bureau of the American republics [Pan American union.] February, 1908. 18 pp. 8ᵒ. pamph.
A suggestive and helpful indication of available materials,
with abundant foot-notes; of considerable bibliographical 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, published by the society, 1912.] pp. 135-196. 8ᵒ. 1 map. 7 illus.
A genuine contribution to scientific knowledge, with a
bibliography at the back.
=Biscay, Acarete du: An account of a voyage up the river de la Plata, and thence over land 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 Acarete du Biscay. London, printed for Samuel Buckley, at the Dolphin over against St. Dunstan’s church in Fleet street, 1698. 68 pp. 12mo. [Bound in with Christopher d’Acugna’s work. See _Acuña_.]
=Bishop, Farnham: Panamá, past and present.= By Farnham Bishop. New York, The Century co., 1913. xvi, 271 pp. 12mo. front. 88 illus.
A satisfactory historical sketch, and an accurate description
of the construction and equipment of the Canal, based
upon information gathered under exceptionably favorable
circumstances.
=Bolivia: General descriptive data prepared in June, 1909.= By the International bureau of American republics. Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 13 pp. 8ᵒ. pamph. 1 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. 8ᵒ. front. 2 maps. 15 illus.
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 little information.
=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. 12mo. front. 1 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 & co., [1912]. xv, 638 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 1 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. 8ᵒ. 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 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. 8ᵒ. 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., professor of American archæology and linguistics in the university of Pennsylvania, president of the American association for the advancement of science, etc., etc. (Under caption: “Publications of the university of Pennsylvania. Series in philology, literature, and archæology. Vol. II, No. 2.”) Ginn & co., agents for the United States, Canada, and England, (no date.) vi, 152 pp. 8ᵒ. 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 American archæology and linguistics in university of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, the author, 1890. (Under caption: “Brinton’s library of aboriginal American literature. Number VIII.”) 95 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 4 illus.
Interesting to both the specialist and the general reader, to
the former because of its linguistic and ethnic value, to the
latter because of the glimpse which it gives of primitive
psychology.
=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., professor of American archæology and linguistics in the university of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, MacCalla & co., 1893. 59 pp. 8ᵒ.
A well documented and thorough discussion of these most
important of surviving 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, Edward Stanford, 1878. xiii, 520 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 1 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. 12mo. front. 20 illus.
Pardoning the obvious tendency to alliteration and the frankly
sectarian bias of the professional missionary, an interesting
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 México
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. 8ᵒ. front. 7 illus.
A source of considerable information in a very light vein.
=Bryce, James: South America. Observations and impressions.= By James Bryce, author of “The holy Roman empire,” “The American commonwealth,” etc. With maps. New York, The Macmillan co., 1912. xxiv, 611 pp. 8ᵒ. 5 maps.
Probably none but the gifted and distinguished author of this
work could produce so readable and interesting a volume under
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 natural
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. 8ᵒ. front. 3 maps. 15 illus.
An account of geography, climate, plants, animals, history,
distribution of population, government, social conditions,
industries, public service and transportation; excellent in
every way.
=Buley, E. C.: South Brazil. Physical features, natural resources, means of communication, manufactures and industrial development.= (South American handbooks.) By E. C. Buley. London, Bath, New York, and Melbourne, Sir Isaac Pitman & sons, ltd., 1914. 219 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 2 maps. 14 illus.
See comment on “North Brazil” by this author.
=Bullard, Arthur [Albert Edwards]: Panama, the canal, the country and the people.= By Arthur Bullard. Revised edition with additional chapters. Illustrated, New York, The Macmillan co., 1914. xiv, 601 pp. 12mo. front. 44 illus.
When the author says in his preface, “the works of Bancroft,
Fiske, Irving, Prescott and Winsor—the principal authorities
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.
=Bulnes, Francisco: El verdadero Juárez y la verdad sobre la intervención y el imperio.= Por Francisco Bulnes. París y México, librería de la vda. de Ch. Bouret, 1904. 873 pp. 8ᵒ. front. of author.
A diatribe against the Mexican reformer, with a clerical and
conservative bias; the ample documentation does not sustain the
generalizations. See “Juárez” by _García, Genaro_.
=Burke, Ulick Ralph: A life of Benito Juárez, constitutional 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. 12mo. front. 1 map.
A well documented and useful biography, barring inexcusably
bad Spanish, which one must usually forgive English writers
regarding the American countries.
=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 São Francisco, from Sabará to the sea.= By _Captain_ Richard F[rancis] Burton, F.R.G.S., etc. In 2 vols. 8ᵒ. London, Tinsley bros., 1869. Vol. I. x, 443 pp. front. Vol. II. viii, 478 pp. front. 1 map.
Of much value to the student of geography who knows how to make
allowance for the strong and predetermining characteristics 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. 8ᵒ. 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
observation.
=Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Núñez=: (see _Schmidt, Ulrich_).
=Calderón, Francisco García: La creación de un continente.= By Francisco García Calderón. París, Librería Paul Ollendorff, [1912]. xiv, 264 pp. 12mo.
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
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.
=Calderón, F[rancisco] García: Latin America: its rise and progress.= By F[rancisco] García Calderón, with a preface by Raymond Poincaré, of the French academy, president of the council of ministers. Translated by Bernard Miall. London and Leipsic, T. Fisher Unwin, 1913. xvii, 406 pp. 8ᵒ. 1 map. 22 ports. 2 illus.
“Here is a book which should be read and discussed by every one
interested in the future 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,
philosophy—M. Calderón is familiar with all and touches upon
all 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. Poincaré._ 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,
inheritance and career; the translation is unsatisfactory, and
the spelling 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.
=Calderón, Francisco García: Mediación de los Estados Unidos de Norte América en la guerra del Pacífico.= (See _Logan, Cornelius A._)
=Calderón, Ignacio: Bolivia: address delivered by the Bolivian minister, Mr. Ignacio Calderón, under the auspices of the National geographic society at Washington, D.C. Conferencia leída en la sociedad Geográfica de Washington, D.C.= Por el señor Ignacio Calderón, Washington, D.C., (no imprint), January 25, 1907. 21 pp. 8ᵒ. 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 would be of interest to the people of this
country.
=Calvo, Joaquin Bernardo: The republic of Costa Rica.= By Joaquin Bernardo Calvo. Translated from the Spanish and edited by L. de T. With an introduction, additions, and extensions by the editor. Map and illustrations. Chicago and New York, Rand, McNally & co., 1890. 286 pp. 12mo. front. 1 map. 19 illus.
A little of everything thrown together: geography, history,
botany, zoölogy, 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, Paraguay, 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. 8ᵒ. front. 161 illus.
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 _Gause, Frank A._)
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