Spanish America, Its Romance, Reality and Future, Volume II, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Excerpt from Spanish America, Vol. 2: Its Romance, Reality and Future A sea-wall of solid masonry, a rampart upon whose flat top we may walk at will, presents itself to the winds and spray. That blow in from the Gulf of Darien upon the ancient city of Cartagena, and the booming of the waves there, in times of storm, might be the echo of' the guns of Drake, for this rampart was raised: along the shore in those days when he and other famous sea rovers ranged the Spanish Main, over which Cartagena still looks out. 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.
The aim of this work is twofold – to afford a broad survey of the Latin American countries, with the color and interest which so strongly characterizes this half of the New World; and to offer in some degree a detailed study of the region as concerns what the author has ventured to term a "science of humanity" or science of corporate life, whose main factors are topographical, occupational or industrial, and ethical or ethical-economic._x000D_ Contents:_x000D_ A Reconnaissance, and Some Informal Geography_x000D_ A Historical Outline_x000D_ Central America: Guatemala, Honduras, British Honduras, Nicaragua, Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama_x000D_ Ancient and Modern Mexico_x000D_ Along the Pacific Coast: in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru_x000D_ Along the Pacific Coast: in Peru, Bolivia and Chile_x000D_ The Cordillera of the Andes: in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia_x000D_ The Cordillera of the Andes: in Bolivia, Chile and Argentina_x000D_ The Lands of the Spanish Main: Colombia and Venezuela_x000D_ The Lands of the Spanish Main: Venezuela and Guiana_x000D_ The Amazon Valley: in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Brazil_x000D_ Brazil_x000D_ The River Plate and the Pampas: Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay_x000D_ Trade and Finance_x000D_ To-day and To-morrow
Spanish America, Its Romance, Reality and Future, Volume I, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Excerpt from Spanish America Its Romance, Reality and Future, Vol. 1 The purpose of this work is twofold - to afford a broad survey of the Latin American countries, with the colour and interest which so strongly characterizes this half of the New World; and to offer in some degree a detailed study of the region as concerns what (elsewhere) I have ventured to term a "science of humanity" or science of corporate life, whose main factors are topographical, occupational or industrial, and ethical or ethical-economic. New responsibilities are arising in our dealings and contact with foreign lands, especially those whose social affairs are still backward. We must beware how we regard the folk of such lands mainly as hewers of wood and drawers of water, or absorbents of exported goods or producers of dividends, or their lands as mainly reservoirs of raw material. Elemental forces are at work in the world to-day, which only justice and constructive intelligence can control. The English-speaking peoples have wide interests and consequent responsibilities in these lands: matters which are discussed in the final chapter. As will be seen, I have embodied many descriptive passages in this book from the various authors of the South American Series, to which the present work is in a measure auxiliary. 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.
