Chapter II: Part 2

=Carson, W. E.: Mexico, the wonderland of the south.= By W. E. Carson. Illustrated. New York, The Macmillan co., 1909. xi, 439 pp. 12mo. 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 inaccurate,
superficial, and trivial of the numerous works which have
misrepresented and belittled México during these latter years.

=Cevallos, Pedro Fermin: Resumen de la historia del Ecuador, desde su origen hasta 1845.= Per Pedro Fermin Cevallos, individuo de la academia Ecuatoriana y correspondiente de la Real Española. Segunda edicíon revisada por el autor. 5 vols. Guayaquil, imprenta de la Nacion, 1886. Tomo I. 540 pp. 12mo. Tomo II. 334[3] pp. 12mo. Tomo III. 414, lvi[vi] pp. 12mo. Tomo IV. 473, vi pp. 12mo. Tomo V. 474[1] pp. 12mo.

Not to be disregarded by the serious student, although
miserably printed, and not documented to any considerable
degree.

=Chandler, Charles Lyon: Inter-American acquaintances.= By Charles Lyon Chandler, formerly a student at the universidad de San Marcos de Lima and of the universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. Sewanee, Tennessee, The university press, MCMXV. vi[1], 139 pp. 12mo.

Designed to show “(1) That the moral and material aid
and example of the United States were a factor in the
Latin-American 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
movement, embodying the fundamental ideas on which the Pan
American union is based.”—_Preface._ This thesis, supported
by citations from documents not generally accessible, is
interestingly developed, and, barring occasional linguistic,
grammatical, and rhetorical infelicities, 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 printing office, 1909. 25 pp. 8ᵒ. pamph. 12 illus.

See comment on the similar pamphlet: “Argentine republic, the:
General descriptive data,” etc.

=Clark, Francis E.: 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. 12mo. 1 map. front. 22 illus.

An account of a trip of five months through Panamá, Ecuador,
Perú, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil; of
that popular character to be expected from the pen of so
indefatigable a traveler and organizer; not without value,
particularly 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. 8ᵒ.

Confessedly but an account 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 modern naval Campaigns, historical, strategical, and tactical.= By _Sir_ William Laird Clowes. With maps, plans, and a frontispiece portrait of the author. London, Hutchinson & co., 1906. 244 pp. 12mo. front. 11 maps. 5 plans.

The last three campaigns were in the war between Chile and
Perú, 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. 12mo.) London, printed for Henry Colburn, 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.

=[Cochrane], Thomas, _Earl_ of Dundonald: Narrative of services in the liberation of Chile, Peru, and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese domination.= By Thomas [Cochrane], _Earl_ of Dundonald, G.C.B., admiral of the red; rear-admiral of the fleet, etc. (In 2 vols. 8ᵒ.) 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
achievement of Chilian independence and the liberation of
Perú as effected by the squadron under 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 coöperation;” it
supplies details for the historian, even if egotistical.

=Colombia: General descriptive data prepared in June, 1909.= By the International bureau of American republics. Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 26 pp. 8ᵒ. 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. Illustrated. New York and London, Harper & bros., 1901. viii[i], 402[1] pp. 12mo. 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.

=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. 8ᵒ. pamph. 7 illus.

See comment on the similar pamphlet: “Argentine republic, the:
General 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 doctrine.= By George W. Crichfield. In two volumes. New York, Brentano’s, 1908. Vol. I. ix, 561 pp. 8ᵒ. Vol. II. vii, 683[1] pp. 8ᵒ.

This work is utterly unreliable 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
qualities; how it ever secured a respectable publisher passes
understanding.

=Cuba: General descriptive data prepared in June, 1909.= By the International bureau of American republics. Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 16 pp. 8ᵒ. pamph. 1 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 the governments of Central and South America. Illustrated. New York, Harper & bros., 1888. xv, 715 pp. 1 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. 12mo. 1 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 lieu of really
good works on the subject.

=Dalton, Leonard V.: Venezuela.= By Leonard V. Dalton, B.Sc. (Lond.), fellow of the Geographical and Royal geographical societies, etc. With a map and 34 illustrations. London and Leipsic, T. Fisher Unwin, 1912. 320 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 1 map. 34 illus.

Devoted to geography, geology, botany, zoölogy and history,
beginning with pre-Columbian times and extending to the
present, with a study of the various states in turn, and
appendixes giving population, commerce, government finance and
bibliography; conscientious, sane, reliable, based on intimate
personal knowledge.

=Darwin, Charles: Journal of researches into the natural 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. 16ᵒ.) New York, Harper & bros., 1846. Vol. I. vii, 351 pp. Vol. II. v, 324 pp.

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 meteorological office. (Under caption: “Department of agriculture, Argentine republic.”) Buenos Aires, Argentine meteorological office, 1910. 111 pp. 4ᵒ. 44 plts.

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 people’s missionary movement of the United States and Canada, 1909. Part I. Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil. xvi, 525 pp. 12mo. front. 3 maps. 24 ports. 37 illus. Part II. (The author then being minister of the United States to the Dominican republic.) Perú, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Panamá. xiv, 513 pp. 12mo. 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 caustic;
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 documents, 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. 8ᵒ. 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, José Segundo: A list of books, magazine articles, and maps relating to Paraguay. Books, 1638-1903. Maps, 1599-1903.= Prepared by José Segundo 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, Government printing office, 1904. 53 pp. 12mo.

A bibliography of exceptional value.

=Decoud, José Segundo: Paraguay. Second edition, revised and enlarged.= By José Segundo Decoud, honorary corresponding member of the International union of American republics, with a chapter on the native races by Dr. J. Hampden Porter. September, 1902. Washington, Government printing office, 1902. 187 pp. 12mo. front. 1 map. 8 illus.

It contains interesting data relating to geography, climate,
present population, native races, constitution and government,
political divisions, industries, commerce, public utilities,
education and religion.

=Denis, Pierre: Brazil.= By Pierre Denis. Translated and with a historical chapter, by Bernard Miall, and a supplementary chapter by Dawson A. Vindin. With a map and thirty-six illustrations. London and Leipsic, T. Fisher Unwin, MCMXI. 388 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 3 maps. 36 illus.

This work contains an historical sketch, an account of
political, economic, financial and agricultural conditions,
with particular attention to São Paulo, Paraná, Rio Grande do
Sol, and Ceará; 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 literary and philosophical society, etc. With ten full-page illustrations and two maps. London, Kegan Paul, Trench & co., 1886. xvii, 444 pp. 8ᵒ. 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, religion, slavery, currency, meteorological
conditions, botany and zoölogy.

=Díaz del Castillo, Bernal: Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España.= Por Bernal Díaz del Castillo, uno de sus conquistadores. Única edición hecha según el códice autógrafo. La publica Genaro García. (In 2 vols. 8ᵒ.) México, oficina tipográfica de la secretaría de Fomento, 1904. Tomo I. lxxxiii, 506 pp. front. Tomo II. 560 pp.

One of the most important of the early documents; never to
be overlooked by the historian, and of interest even to the
general reader who may have the patience to master its peculiar
style.

=Díaz, Ramón=: (see _Baralt, Rafael María_).

=Dixie, _Lady_ Florence [C. D.]: Across Patagonia.= By _Lady_ Florence [C. D.] Dixie. With illustrations from sketches by Julius Beerbohm engraved by Whymper and Pearson. London, Richard Bentley & son, 1880. xiii, 251 pp. 8ᵒ. 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 prepared in June, 1909.= By the International bureau of American republics. Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 17 pp. 8ᵒ. 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,” “Submarine engineering of to-day,” etc. Illustrated. London, Francis Griffiths; New York, James Pott & co., [1913]. 310 pp. 12mo. front. 1 map. 56 illus.

Although frankly effusive and too optimistic, and of that
popular character that annoys the student, it contains
occasional 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 navies.” Illustrated. New York, James Pott & co., [1911]. xxii, 249 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 1 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 commonplace
in style and clumsy in arrangement, it contains instructive
data.

=Dupaix, _M_[_onsieur_ Guillaume]: Monuments of New Spain.= By _M_[_onsieur Guillaume_] 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 plts. Part II: 56 plts. Part III: 45 plts. In the same volume are specimens of Mexican sculpture in possession of M. Latour Allard, in Paris. 11 plts. containing 20 illus., and specimens of Mexican sculpture preserved in the British museum. 5 plts. containing 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 plts. containing 8 illus. Specimens of Peruvian Quipus with plates representing a carved Peruvian box containing a collection of supposed Peruvian Quipus. 7 plts. containing 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 archæology.

=Dupierry ... _el doctor dn._: Opúsculo. Cuba y Puerto Rico. Medios de conservar estas dos Antillas en su estado de esplendor.= Por un negrófilo concienzudo. (_El doctor dn._ ... Dupierry.) Madrid, José Cruzado, 1866. 157 pp. 16mo.

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. 8ᵒ. pamph. 3 illus.

See comment on the similar pamphlet: “Argentine republic, the:
General descriptive data,” etc.

=Ecuador, Guía comercial, agrícola e industrial de la república del.= Editada per la compañía “Guía del Ecuador.” Guayaquil, talleres de artes Gráficas de E. Rodenas, 1909. 1328 pp. 4ᵒ. [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, list 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. 8ᵒ. 2 maps. 40 illus.

An excellent work, carefully and judiciously written; although
intended to set forth present conditions from the standpoint
of the business man, sufficient, well chosen, and documented
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. 8ᵒ.

A well documented but not uniformly satisfactory presentation
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 highlands. 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. 12mo. front. 1 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 conditions.= 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 Unwin, MCMVII. xxviii, 363 pp. 8ᵒ. 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 course of events from the settlement to the present day; an
extensive bibliography at the back.

=Enock, C. Reginald: Mexico: its ancient and modern civilization, history and political conditions, topography and natural resources, industries and general development.= 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, MCMIX. xxxvi, 362 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 1 map. 63 illus.

Dealing with archæology, ethnology, history, politics, natural
resources, industries and commerce, the author gives each of
these a fairly just emphasis, and although his generalizations
and opinions are not always well founded, he has avoided the
folly of unmeasured abuse that has characterized several recent
writers upon México, and produced a book that will interest and
serve the average reader.

=Enock, C. Reginald: Perú. Its former and present civilization, history and existing conditions, topography and natural resources, commerce and general development.= By C. Reginald Enock, F.R.G.S., civil and mining engineer, author of “The Andes and the Amazon.” London and Leipsic, T. Fisher Unwin, MCMXII. xxxii, 320 pp. 8ᵒ. 1 map. 1 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
inaccurate in matter and form.

=Enock, C. Reginald: Ecuador, its ancient and modern 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, Charles Scribner’s sons, 1914. 375 pp. 8ᵒ. 2 maps, one of which is in text. 37 illus.

While 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 fully documented than the others,
and being one of the very few extensive English publications
regarding Ecuador, it supplies an urgent need.

=Enock, C. Reginald: The Andes and the Amazon. Life and travel in Perú.= By C. Reginald Enock, F.R.G.S. With a map, four colored plates, and fifty-eight other illustrations. London, T. Fisher Unwin, MCMVII. xvi, 379 pp. 8ᵒ. front, 1 map. 4 plts. 58 illus.

In the main, a description of what the author, an insatiable
gatherer of easily obtainable information and a prolific writer
of books, saw, heard, felt and thought during his perigrination.

=Enock, C. Reginald: The republics of South and Central 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. 8ᵒ. 9 maps. 16 illus.

In his preface, the author says: “The purpose of this book is
to provide, within the compass of a single volume, a succinct
study of the Latin-American republics, and their social and
physical condition.” His effort was only slightly successful.
See comment on his “Perú,” 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.

=Fitch, A. H.: Junípero Serra. The man and his work.= By A. H. Fitch. With fifteen illustrations from photographs and a map. Chicago, A. C. McClurg & co., 1914. xiii, 364 pp. 12mo. front. 1 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 [1] pp. 16ᵒ.

Pardoning the inexcusable butchering of the Spanish introduced,
it is a characteristically vivacious story of what the author
saw and felt and thought in México; entertaining and valuable
as a true picture of what an appreciative observer might behold
in certain localities.

=Fonseca, J. J. da: Estudo analytico. Descobrimento do Brazil.= Por 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 documents.

=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. 12mo. front. 1 map. 6 illus.

The dedication of this work to “President Woodrow Wilson,
who discovered real México to the Americans,” in a sense
indicates what is to follow; it is an approval of the
present administration’s policy in México and a plea for
General Carranza, with a highly laudatory sketch of his life,
characterized by sweeping but unsupported statements; in
general superficial and not illuminating.

=Fraser, John Foster: The amazing Argentine. A new land of enterprise.= By John Foster Fraser. New York and London, Funk & Wagnalls co., 1914. viii, 291 pp. 12mo. front. 54 illus.

The title indicates the style of superficial chatter which
composes this book; the illustrations, however, are both
interesting and instructive.

=Funes, _Doctor don_ Gregorio: Ensayo de la historia civil de Buenos Aires, Tucumán y Paraguay.= Escrito por el doctor don Gregorio Funes, dean de la santa iglesia catedral de Córdoba. Segunda edición. (2 vols, bound together. 8ᵒ.) Buenos Aires, 1856. Tomo I. 391 [6] pp. 1 illus. Tomo II. 472 [5] pp.

A work of fundamental importance because of the considerable
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. 12mo. 1 map.

An amorphous mass of impressionistically presented information
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.

=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. 8ᵒ. front. 4 maps. 169 illus.

An unusually interesting account of travel, by a trained
observer 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; London, Wiley & Putnam, MDCCCXLV. pp. 1-352. 8ᵒ. 1 plt. 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, Otomí, Maya, Guatemalan, Huasteca;
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, Blas: La revolución de la independencia del Paraguay.= Por Blas Garay. Madrid, est. tip. de la viuda e hijos de Tello, 1897. 214 pp. 16ᵒ.

An admirable short narrative, in charming style; conscientious,
thoroughly documented, worthy of praise and study.

=García, Genaro: Carácter de la conquista española en América y en México según los textos de los historiadores primitivos.= Por Genaro García. México, oficina tipográfica de la secretaría de Fomento, 1901. 456 pp. 8ᵒ.

A carefully documented collection of materials that may serve
the student who has the patience to follow the processes of a
somewhat halting mind.

=García, Genaro: Juárez. Refutación a don Francisco Bulnes.= Por Genaro García. México, librería de la vda. de Ch. Bouret, 1904. viii, 276 [2] pp. 12mo. 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
bibliography of seventy-two pages is to be found at the back.

=García Icazbalceta, Joaquín: Colección de documentos para la historia de México.= Publicada por Joaquín García Icazbalceta. (In 2 vols. 4ᵒ.) México, librería de J. M. Andrade. Tomo primero, 1858. cliii, 544 pp. Tomo segundo, 1866. lxvi, 600 pp.

The documents relate to the period of the conquest and
settlement; they are of inestimable value for the serious
historian.

=García Icazbalceta, J[oaquín]: Obras de D. J[oaquín] García Icazbalceta.= (In 5 vols. 16ᵒ.) México, imp. de V. Agüeros, 1896. Tomo I. Opúsculos varios. xvi, 428 [2] pp. Tomo II. Opúsculos varios. 460 [2] pp. Tomo III. Biografías. 436 [2] pp. Tomo IV. Biografías. 442 [3] pp. Tomo V. Biografías [Historiadores]. 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 historical and geographical sketch.= By Alexander Garland, 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. 4ᵒ. 49 plts. 2 maps.

In the “boosting” style, yet a source of much information,
after the manner of a guide-book, regarding modern 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. Boston, New York, Chicago, Silver, Burdett & co., [1912]. xii, 290 pp. 12mo. 2 maps in color. 89 illus.

An interesting description of the various features of
construction, and an account of their organization and
administration, 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 Barão Homem de Mello e Dr. F. Homem de Mello e os melhores auctores parà a “Parte geral.”= Com um prologo do Dr. Francisco Cabrita (ex-director da instrucçao publica do districto federal). 35 mappas em cinco côres (10 duplos), 166 illustrações e desenhos, 100 paginas de texto (em 3 columnas) (1ᵃ edição). Rio de Janeiro, F. Briguiet & cia, 1912. xii, 100 pp. 4ᵒ. 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 byways.= By Wallace Gillpatrick (“The man who likes Mexico”). London, Eveleigh Nash, 1912. 374 pp. 8ᵒ. 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
sympathetic and therefore interesting traveler and observer,
written in a pleasing style.

=Godoy, José F.: Porfirio Díaz, president of México. The master builder of a great commonwealth.= By José 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. 12mo. front. 2 maps. 7 diagrams. 51 illus.

Devoted to undiscriminating and unmeasured praise of México’s
recent president, without supplying in clear terms data
adequate to justify the high appraisal; it exhibits no
particular discernment, and consequently adds little 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. 12mo. front. 32 illus.

Only another commonplace effort to produce a book of a kind
already superabundant, consisting of fragments of history
gathered uncritically 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.

=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 archæology and ethnology, Harvard university. Vol. I, Nos. 4 and 5.”) Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Museum, 1898. 56 pp. folio. 13 plts. 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 archæology and ethnology. Harvard university. Vol. I, No. 6.”) Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Museum, 1902. 38 pp. folio. 18 plts. 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. 12mo.

(Bound in with Christopher de Acuña’s work. See _Acuña_.)

=Guatemala: General descriptive data prepared in June, 1909.= By the International bureau of American republics. Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 16 pp. 8ᵒ. pamph. 4 illus.

See comment on the similar pamphlet: “Argentine republic, the:
General descriptive data,” etc.

=Guinness, Geraldine: Peru, its story, people, and religion.= By Geraldine Guinness. Illustrated by Dr. H. Grattan Guinness. London, Morgan & Scott, ltd., MCMIX. xxi, 438 pp. 8ᵒ. 3 maps. 2 diagrams. 39 illus.

The illustrations are of rare excellence and well worth the
price of the book; the rest of the work is negligible.

=Gutiérrez de Lara, L., and Pinchon, Edgcumb: The Mexican people; their struggle for freedom.= By L. Gutiérrez 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. 12mo. 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 enjoyment 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 standing 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 Lucía Cosumalwhuapa 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: “Smithsonian contributions to knowledge, 269.”) iii, 90 pp. folio. 8 plts., showing 23 sculptures.

A valuable account of archæological and ethnological
investigation in Central and South America, slightly marred by
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. 8ᵒ. pamph. 4 illus.

See comment on the similar pamphlet: “Argentine republic, the:
General descriptive data,” etc.

=Hale, Albert: Practical guide to Latin America, including 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. 16ᵒ.

While not wholly useless to a first visitor, it is inferior to
excellent guides to México 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. 12mo. 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.

=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 Maine. Sixth edition, revised to date. Akron, Ohio, The Werner co., [1896]. 649 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 1 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 1896 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. Sergel & co., MDCCCXCIII. xx, 471 pp. 8ᵒ. 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 Perú and the civil war of 1891, and an appendix
containing geographical data, the political constitution and a
bibliography; 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. xxix, 511 pp. 12mo. front. 1 map. 151 illus.

A work whose sole value consists in the inaccurate bibliography
at the front.

=Heape, Walter: The proportion of sexes produced by whites and coloured peoples in Cuba.= (Contained in “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. 4ᵒ.

An interesting and valuable study, with a considerable
bibliography 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. 12mo.) 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 will at least determine that it is the work
of a scholar and a Christian gentleman—two qualities not always
united in the historian—and therefore a formative influence,
as all 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.

=Herndon, Wm. Lewis, and Gibbon, Lardner: Exploration of the valley of the Amazon, made under the direction 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. 8ᵒ.) Part I by Lieut. Herndon. Washington, Robert Armstrong, public printer, 1853. 414 [3] pp. front. 15 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
explorations; 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
appendix which gives observations with sextant and artificial
horizon and meteorological observations; of value to the
student of physiography.

=Hills, Elijah Clarence, and Morley, S. Griswold: Modern 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. lxxxiii, 435 pp. 12mo.

The second half of this work contains lyrical selections from
the poetry of Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, México,
Nicaragua and Venezuela, a number of “canciones” with music,
and notes and a vocabulary; the authors have exercised wisdom
in making their choice of verse, and in general the orthography
is correct, and the notes are instructive; it offers in
convenient 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, MCMXII. xviii, 308 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 1 map. 64 illus.

A chapter on geography, eight chapters on history and fourteen
upon government, politics, racial elements, social life in town
and country, religion, education, literature, industries and
commerce, and a brief bibliography, compose this work; it is
a generally useful, reliable and fairly well documented 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 republics. Washington, D.C., Government printing office, 1909. 14 pp. 8ᵒ. 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 archæology and ethnology, Harvard university. Vol. I, No. 1.”) Cambridge, Massachusetts, The Museum, 1896. iv, 48 pp. folio. 9 plts. 19 illus. in the text.

A good account of important explorations, luxuriously printed
and excellently illustrated.

=Humboldt, Alexander de: Political essay on the kingdom of New Spain.= By Alexander de Humboldt. With physical sections and maps, founded on astronomical observations, and trigonometrical and barometrical measurements. (In 4 vols. 12 mo.) London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown; and H. Colburn; Edinburgh, W. Blackwood, and Brown & Crombie, 1811. Vol. I. cxiv, 289 pp. 8 maps on 1 plt. Vol. II. 531 [1] pp. 4 maps. 3 sections. 2 illus. Vol. III. 493 pp. 1 map. 4 sections. Vol. IV. 415 pp. 1 map.

A classic among books of this character, clear, accurate and
based upon information gathered by one of the keenest of
observers; it will never be wholly superseded or overlooked.

=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 l’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. 8ᵒ. front. 1 map. 65 illus. Vol. II. xii, 334 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 44 illus.

After one pardons the idiosyncrasies of orthography and the
tendency to garrulousness, he will find here information of
value, based upon personal knowledge.

=Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de Alva: Historia chichimeca.= Por don Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxóchitl. 209 pp. (In _Kingsborough’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 comparison with parallel sources of information.

=Ixtlilxóchitl, Fernando de Alva: Relaciones de don Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxóchitl.= 151 pp. (In _Kingsborough’s_ “Mexican Antiquities,” Vol. IX, which see.)

For comment, see “Historia chichimeca,” by _Ixtlilxóchitl,
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. 8ᵒ. front. 13 illus.

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 archæology. An introduction to the archæology of the South American continent with special reference to the early history of Perú.= By Thomas A. Joyce. With numerous illustrations and a map. London, Macmillan & co., MDCCCCXII. xv, 292 pp. 8ᵒ. front. in colors. 2 maps. 26 illus. in half tone. 37 illus. in text.

The title of this book should be “Peruvian archæology and
ethnology, with a slight reference to that of Colombia,
Ecuador, Bolivia and the southern Andean lands;” it is mainly
a compilation 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.

=[Kingsborough, Edward King, _Viscount_]: Antiquities of Mexico: comprising fac-similes of ancient Mexican paintings and hieroglyphics, preserved in the royal libraries of Paris, Berlin and Dresden, in the Imperial library of Vienna, 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 Monuments of New Spain, by M. Dupaix: with their respective scales of measurement and accompanying descriptions. The whole illustrated by many valuable inedited manuscripts.= By Augustine Aglio. London, A. Aglio, 1830-1848. 9 vols. folio. (Published by Henry G. Bohn.... 1849.)

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-simile of an original Mexican hieroglyphic painting, from the collection of Boturini.” 23 pp. “Fac-simile 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, preserved 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 original Mexican painting given to the university of Oxford by Archbishop Laud, and preserved in the Bodleian library.” 46 pp. “Fac-simile of an original Mexican painting preserved in the library of the Institute at Bologna.” 24 pp. “Fac-simile of an original Mexican painting preserved in the Imperial library at Vienna.” 66 pp. “Fac-similes of original Mexican paintings deposited in the Royal library 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 original Mexican painting preserved in the Borgian museum, at the college of Propaganda in Rome.” 76 pp. “Fac-simile of an original Mexican painting preserved in the Royal library at Dresden.” 74 pp. “Fac-simile of an original Mexican painting in the possession of M. de Fejérváry, at the Pess in Hungary.” 44 pp. “Fac-simile of an original Mexican painting preserved in the library of the Vatican.” 96 pp. Volume IV: “Monuments of New Spain, by M. Dupaix, from the original drawings 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 Carerí; with an engraving of a Mexican 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 l’ouvrage de M. de Humboldt sur les monuments de l’Amérique.” 493 pp. 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 hieroglyphical paintings of the codex Telleriano-Remensis. 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 España 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 Ixtlilxóchitl.” 209 pp. “Relaciones de don Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxóchitl.” 151 pp. “Ritos antiguos, sacrificios é idolatrias de los Indios de la Nueva España y de su conversion á la Fée y quienes fueron los que primero la predicaron.” 60 pp.

Seldom have human 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 found in these rare volumes; they not only exhibit the
ingenuity of the Aztecs and the inquisitiveness and versatility
of the early Spanish writers, but they supply data to which
every historian of México 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 original photographs by the author. New York and London, G. P. Putnam’s sons, 1909. xvii, 293 pp. 12mo. front. 23 illus.

An entertaining, impressionistic portrayal of scenes and
experiences, mainly in out-of-the-way places, by one whose
varied interests did not include scraps of commonplace history,
statistics, or the offhand solution of the nation’s problems.

=Koebel, W. H.: Modern Argentina. The eldorado of to-day, with notes on Uruguay and Chile.= By W. H. Koebel. Boston, Dana Estes & co., [1907]. xv, 380 pp. 8ᵒ. 123 illus.

An account of modern society, politics and government, English
influence, agriculture and other industries, transportation,
and natural history, with a description in particular of
Buenos Aires, the mar del Plata, Mendoza, Valparaíso and parts
of Uruguay; it contains considerable information upon these
subjects, presented in the cumbersome style that characterizes
this author, with the inevitable bad Spanish.

=Koebel, W. H.: Modern Chile.= By W. H. Koebel. With illustrations and map. London, G. Bell & sons, ltd., 1913. x, 273 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 1 map. 27 illus.

An interesting and valuable record of travel and observations,
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 Unwin, MCMXI. 350 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 1 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 living, with descriptions of cities,
scenery, rural 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, Devenport, author of “Recollections of an old mountaineer.” With a map and ninety-one illustrations. New York, Charles Scribner’s sons; London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1911. 320 pp. 8ᵒ. front. 1 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 opportunities
for observing the changes that had occurred; the illustrations
are of unusual merit.

=[Larrazábal, Felipe]: Correspondencia general del libertador Simon Bolívar. Enriquecida con la insercion de los manifiestos, mensages, exposiciones, proclamas, etc., publicados por el heroe colombiano desde 1810 hasta 1830.= (Precede á esta coleccion interesante la vida de Bolívar.) [By Felipe Larrazábal.] (In 2 vols. 8ᵒ.) 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 America. 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 cruelties. 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 Cornhil near Stocksmarket. 1699. 249 pp. 12mo. 22 illus.

See comment on “Breuissima relacion de la destruccion de las
Indias” by _Las Casas, Bartolomé de_.

=Las Casas, Bartolomé de: Breuissima relacion de la destruccion de las Indias.= Colegida por el Obispo dõ fray Bartolome de las Casas, o Casaus de la orden de Sãcto Domingo. [No imprint.] 1552. 742 pp.

The work of a pious and generous, but dogmatic and opinionated
special pleader, who, in his effort to befriend the Indians
by gaining for them the intervention and protection of the
crown, did more to calumniate and villify the memory of the
Spanish conquerors than all other early writers; interesting,
yet in general utterly untrustworthy; unfortunately this
book has served as a foundation for misconceptions that have
entered into the common thought of the successive generations,
particularly 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.

=Latané, 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. Latané, Ph.D., professor of history in Randolph-Macon woman’s college. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins press, 1900. 294 pp. 12mo.

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 American
canal; French intervention in México; the present status of the
Monroe doctrine; a valuable contribution, well presented and
properly documented.

=Lea, Henry Charles: The inquisition in the Spanish dependencies. Sicily—Sardinia—Milan—the Canaries—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. 8ᵒ.

A thorough and abundantly documented study.

=Léger, J. N.: Haiti, her history and her detractors.= By J. N. Léger, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Haiti in the United States. New York and Washington, The Neale publishing co., 1907. 372 pp. 8ᵒ. 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.

=León, Nicolás: Data about a new kind of hieroglyphical writing in Mexico.= By Nicolás León. (In proceedings of the international congress of American history, 13th session, New York, 1902.) [Easton, Pennsylvania, Eschenbach printing co., 1905.] pp. 175-188. 8ᵒ.