Central and South America, Volume 2 (Google eBook)

Augustus Henry Keane

E. Stanford, 1911 - Central America - 1107 pages

Contents

• CHAPTER I: 1
• The American MediterraneanGulf of Mexico and Caribbean: 7
• The Nahuas Aztecs and MayaQuiches: 14
• General Characters of the Aborigines: 20
• The ConquestGeographical Exploration: 25
• Extent and Break np of the Spanish Viceroyalty: 32
• The Western and Eastern Sierra Madres: 40
• Geological Formation: 47
• Orizaba: 54
• Kio LermaRio Mexcala: 60
• CHAPTER V: 69
• Fauna: 81
• CHAPTER VII: 99
• The Tarascans: 105
• Aztec and Maya Contrasts: 112
• PalenqueTulhaLorillard: 118
• The Spauiards: 125
• History of the Republic: 151
• GovernmentReligionEducation: 157
• Physical FeaturesThe Sierra MadrcThe Altos 1: 161
• ClimateFloraAgricultural Resources: 168
• MayaQuichesPipils: 174
• GovernmentFinanceTrade: 181
• RiversLakes: 187
• GovernmentFinance: 193
• VolcanoesFonseca BayMineral Wealth: 199
• KiversLake Yojoa: 200
• TopographyRuins of Copan: 206
• The Cockscomb MountainsAgricultural Resources: 212
• Physical FeaturesGeological Zones: 218
• The Marabios: 224
• FloraAgricultural ResourcesFauna: 231
• The ClaytonBuhver Treaty and the Nicaragua ShipCanal: 239
• CHAPTER XIII: 245
• Table of Costa Rican Volcanoes: 247
• InhabitantsThe Costa Ricaus: 253
• CHAPTER XIV: 259
• InhabitantsThe Veraguas and ChiriquiB: 266
• CHAPTER XV: 272
• Inner and Outer Insular Chains: 278
• A Change of Flags: 285
• Rivers: 291
• InhabitantsThe AboriginesThe Negroes: 297
• ExtentPopulation: 308
• Material and Social ProgressTopography: 314
• Material and Social ContrastsA Century of Black Rule: 321
• Lakes and Rivers: 327
• Expulsion of the French: 334
• Social Condition of the BlacksVaudoux Rites: 337
• Administration of San Domingo: 349
• CHAPTER XVIII: 354
• FloraFauna: 360
• Present Elements of the Population: 366
• Topography: 372
• CHAPTER XIX: 378
• Topography: 384
• Outer Chain: 391
• Inner Chain: 394
• Guadeloupe: 401
• St VincentThe GrenadinesGrenada: 407
• Tobago: 417
• CHAPTER XX: 424
• Mountain RangesRoraima: 430
• The Demerara and BerbiceThe CorentynCataracts and Rock: 438
• Climate: 445
• Fauna: 452
• Whites Negroes and Coolies: 463
• British Guiana: 464
• Dutch Guiana: 471
• Index: 487

Bibliographic information

• Title: Central and South America, Volume 2; Central and South America, Sir Clements Robert Markham; Stanford's compendium of geography and travel: New issue
• Author: Augustus Henry Keane
• Editor: Sir Clements Robert Markham
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: E. Stanford, 1911
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Dec 3, 2007
• Length: 1107 pages