Excerpt from Central South America With the West Indies The modern teaching of geography, like that of history, lays increasing stress on the value of original authorities. One of the first steps in this direction was the bibliography appended to Sir Archibald Geikie's Tracking of Geography, followed in 1897 by Dr. H. R. Mill's Hints to Teachers ami tit intents on the Choice of Geographical Hooks, compiled at the request of the Geographical Association. The present series goes a step further, and attempts to depict the world in the language of men who have seen it. The difficulties of the task of selection, and of avoiding either deficiency or redundancy, have been exceedingly great. Many excellent extracts have had to be rejected on account of their length, or because they dealt with matters of secondary importance, or, still more often, because an individual author was already too fully represented. In several eases a certain amount of condensation has been necessary. This has been effected by omission where necessary. It is hardly necessary to say that the series is intended as a stimulus to, and not as a substitute for, individual reading, and to this end a number of additional references are given without quotation, and a somewhat full bibliography is appended. From almost every book and paper included, a large number of excellent supplementary passages could be made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Central America, the West Indies and South America IN the present volume it has been the chief object of the Editor to adapt Von Hellwald's admirably-written survey of the countries treated of, to the presumed requirements of English readers, To this end the information contained in the works of many recent British travellers, overlooked by the German author, or published since his volume appeared, has been utilised, and statistical details corrected throughout in accordance with the most recent accessible data. In other respects the chief alterations introduced have been in reference to Natural History and the Geo graphical Relations of Faunas and Floras. Wherever these important subjects were treated of by Von Bellwald, it appeared to the Editor that the facts and their applica tions were not given with the accuracy which is noticeable in other portions of his work, and it was found necessary, therefore, wholly to recast these sections. In doing this, however, nothing has been introduced but what is likely to be perfectly intelligible and interesting to the general reader. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Discoveries in South America and West Indies Pernambuco; Sao Paulo; Santos; Montevedio; Argentina; Across the Andes; Santiago; Valparaiso; Magellan Strait; Punta Arenas; Rio Janeiro; Bahia; Para; Brazil; St. Thomas; San Juan, Porto Rico; Jamaica; Kingston; Panama Canal; La Guayra, Venezuela; Caracas; Venezuela; Trinidad; Barbados; St. Pierre, Martinique; Dominica; Santo Domingo; Santiago de Cuba; Havana; Nassau About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Railways of South and Central America: A Manual Containing Statistics and Other Information Concerning the Important Railways of South and Central America, Mexico and the West Indies This volume is compiled with the idea of giving a brief description of a number of the railways operating in South and Central America, Mexico and the West Indies, and is divided into three parts: I. South America. II. Mexico, Central America and Panama. III. The West Indies. The method used in compiling this book will commend itself readily to the reader. Each of the three parts is divided into chapters, each of which covers a country, or a group of countries islands, etc.; and contains: (1) a description of the railway development in and other information regarding the country or countries: (2) tables (where possible) and notes giving details as to capitalization, mileage, earnings, financial condition, amount of freight and number of passengers handled, history, location and nature of country traversed by each of the various railway lines under discussion. The Tables in a majority of cases are rendered expressed in Pounds Sterling and American Gold; for convenience sake the basis of $5.00 per is used. At the end of the book will be found Appendices containing additional information of interest. The opening of the Panama Canal in the immediate future and the rapid development of Latin America, particularly Argentine, Brazil, Chili and Uruguay, is attracting a great amount of interest throughout the United States, and the writer, who for a number of years has, in the capacity of Statistician for Messrs. Jas. H. Oliphant & Co., New York and Chicago, assisted Mr. Floyd W. Mundy in the compilation of the "Earning Power of Railroads," has felt the necessity of a volume covering briefly the railways operated in American Countries other than the United States and Canada. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Excerpt from Practical Guide to Latin America: Including Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America; Preparation, Cost, Routes, Sight-Seeing This little book could not have been written without the aid of my sister, Senora Fanny Hale Gardiner. Her wide acquaintance with Spain, her travels in M ea'ico and Cuba, and her knowledge of things Latin - American, in addi tion to many hours of labor generously given to me, have all contributed materially to its compilation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Transatlantic Sketches in the West Indies, South America, Canada, and the United States The writer has called this book Transatlantic Sketches, to indicate his sense of the slightness of the work he has undertaken. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.