Argentina :: CONTENTS

CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION		XV
CHAPTER
I.	THE COUNTRY—ITS FOUR DIVISIONS—THE RIVERS—THE CLIMATE	1
II.	EARLIEST HISTORY AND ETHNOLOGY	16
III.	THE EUROPEAN CONQUEST	24
IV.	THE SPANISH DOMINION	33
V.	THE SPANISH COLONIAL SYSTEM	49
VI.	THE ENGLISH FAILURE IN ARGENTINA	65
VII.	THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE	76
VIII.	ANARCHY AND DESPOTISM—THE WAR WITH PARAGUAY	87
IX.	MODERN ARGENTINA—SETTLEMENT AND PROGRESS	99
X.	THE CONSTITUTION—THE ARMY AND NAVY—GENERAL POLITICAL CONDITIONS	111
XI.	CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE—WAGES AND COST OF LIVING—IMMIGRATION	125
XII.	BUENOS AIRES	139
XIII.	ARGENTINE LIFE IN TOWN AND COUNTRY	152
XIV.	RELIGION—EDUCATION—JOURNALISM AND LITERATURE	158
XV.	INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA—RAILWAYS AND MINOR ENTERPRISES	178
XVI.	THE PASTORAL INDUSTRIES OF ARGENTINA	196
XVII.	COMMERCE AND FINANCE	210
XVIII.	AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL PRODUCTS	225
XIX.	BAHIA BLANCA AND PATAGONIA	238
XX.	ACROSS THE CONTINENT TO MENDOZA UNDER THE ANDES	254
XXI.	THE PARANA, ROSARIO, AND SANTA FÉ	265
XXII.	THE GRAN CHACO AND THE NORTHERN TOWNS	275
XXIII.	INFORMATION FOR ENGLISH TRAVELLERS	284
	BIBLIOGRAPHY	295
	INDEX	303

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