IN this book, the editors offer reading material which will give the student some idea of the history of Argentina, of her great men, of her development since the dawn of independence, and of her wonderful possibilities, as shown in Blasco IbÁÑez’s Con Rumbo a la Esperanza.

The choice of material has necessarily been restricted, but within that limited field, the editors have selected what was representative and typical and best adapted to the purpose in view.

The book has been arranged to suit the needs of third-year high school work, or second-year college Spanish. It was taken for granted that the student would be familiar with the underlying principles of Spanish grammar before taking up this book; and yet, grammatical explanations have been given wherever they were deemed necessary, and translations of difficult passages have been suggested. The Introduction gives a brief historical sketch of Argentina, which will furnish a background on which to locate the specific events related in the book. Considerable detailed information concerning the authors represented and the institutions and customs of Argentina and her people will be found in the Biographical Notes and in the annotations to the selections.

If the book succeeds in arousing a sympathetic interest in the struggles for Argentine independence and her subsequent progress, the editors will feel more than repaid. Upon that sympathetic interest must rest the ever growing Pan-American ideal to bring both Americas closer to each other.

The editors gratefully acknowledge their obligation to the Pan-American Union, Washington, D.C., to The Hispanic Society of America, New York, and to Doubleday, Page & Co., New York, for their courtesy in permitting the reprinting of the article on the Congreso de TucumÁn, taken from the July, 1916, number of La Revista del Mundo. To their colleague, Mr. Julian Moreno-Lacalle, the editors are sincerely grateful for valuable suggestions and for many kindnesses, which have made the work easier to accomplish. Thanks also are due to Professor F. B. Luquiens (of Yale), Messrs. H. K. Stone (of Grinnell College, Iowa), O. d’Amato (of the University of Illinois), and J. Pittaro (of the Stuyvesant High School, New York).

Garibaldi G. B. Laguardia
Cincinato G. B. Laguardia

United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland
1919