Life in the Argentine Republic in the Days of the Tyrants: Or, Civilization and Barbarism

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Hurt and Houghton, 1868 - Argentina - 400 pages

Contents

CHAPTER I
1
An Unbroken Country
7
Civilization by Cities
13
Religious Aspects
19
Poetic Character 2529
25
Musical Character 2931
31
The Gaucho Outlaw 3941
39
CHAPTER III
46
Rosas and Facundo
221
Facundos Secret Opposition to Rosas
227
Facundos Individuality
233
The Catholic Party and Religion
239
The Aldao Triumvirate
245
Future Destiny of the Republic
247
Tablada
253
Aldao and Facundo
259

The Country Commandant
53
THE REVOLUTION OF 1810
56
The Violent Death of Cities
63
The Rodriguez
71
Quirogas Education
77
Domestic Character
83
Facundo as a Diviner
89
Facundo as Commandant
97
Facundo as Financier
103
Gambling
109
Buenos Ayres 121127
121
Unitarios
128
The Two Parties Progress and Reaction
131
Dorrego and the Unitarios
155
General
162
CHAPTER X
168
A Spark of Humanity
175
Capture of Rio Quarto
183
Introduction of the SilkWorm
189
Villafañe
195
CHAPTER XII
201
Facundos Cruelty
209
Persecution
215
Rodriguez the Soldier
265
Aldaos Harem
271
Don José de Oro
277
Don José Castro
284
The Paternal Hearth
290
Works of Art
297
Boyish Tastes
303
PAGE
304
Don Antonio Aberastain
309
Education after leaving School
315
Heroic Enthusiasm
321
Progress of Mind
327
Official Force in San Juan
333
Exile
339
Fugitives in the Mountains 344 345
345
Trials in Chili 350352
351
Acquaintance with Mr Horace Mann
357
Cepeda
363
Minister and Chief of Staff Eight Years of Educational Labor
367
Diplomatic Missions
375
Admiral Pinzon
386
La Señora Juana Manso
392
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