A list of some recent books on South America is appended. By no means complete, it includes works for the most part easily obtainable. While some of these present merely superficial observation, and few profess to be exhaustive, all to the average reader will be more or less instructive and entertaining. A legitimate difference of opinion exists as to people, places, and possibilities; other contradictory assertions arise from too hasty judgments. Errors, however, are generally of minor importance, although in some cases wrong impressions of people and places are conveyed. On account of rapid changes the books published within the last five or eight years are especially valuable; yet some of those earlier written supply important information on particular subjects. To gain a fair idea of the various countries several general works should be read and a few of those on the individual Republics.

Monographs on each of these, published by the Pan American Union, may be procured at $1.00 a copy.

The large and handsomely illustrated volumes on Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Brazil by Marie Robinson Wright, with some negligible extravagance of compliment, contain much that is of value and hardly procurable elsewhere; historical information and descriptions of the general aspect, the resources, and the conditions of the various countries, presented with unusual fulness, accuracy, and elegance.

SOUTH AMERICA IN GENERAL

Pan American Union—Peace, Friendship, Commerce. John Barrett. Washington, Pan American Union. 1911. $1.00.

Latin America, Its Rise and Progress. F. Garcia Calderon. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1913. $3.00.

South America. William D. Boyce. Illustrated. Chicago, Rand, McNally & Co. 1913. $2.50.

Across Unknown South America. W. Savage Landor. Boston, Little, Brown & Co. 1913.

Through South America. H. W. Van Dyke. New York, Crowell Publishing Co. 1912. $2.00.

South America, Observations and Impressions. James Bryce. New York, The Macmillan Co. 1912. $2.50.

South America. Forrest Koebel. With colored illustrations. New York, The Macmillan Co. 1912. $5.00.

A Woman’s Winter in South America. Charlotte Cameron. Boston, Small, Maynard & Company. 1912. $1.50.

History of South America. C. E. Akers. New York, E. P. Dutton & Co. 1912. $6.00.

South American Archaeology. T. A. Joyce. New York, G. P. Putnam’s Sons. 1912. $3.50.

South American Problems. Robert E. Speer. New York, Student Volunteer Movement. 1912. 75 cents.

South America Today (Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil). G. E. B. Clemenceau. New York, G. P. Putnam’s Sons. 1911. $2.00.

Following the Conquistadores along the Andes and down the Amazon. H. J. Mozans. New York, D. Appleton & Co. 1911. $3.50.

The Land of the Southern Cross. Charles Warren Currier. Spanish American Pub. Society. 1911. $1.50.

Across South America. Hiram Bingham. Boston, Houghton, Mifflin Co. 1911. $3.50.

Great States of South America. Charles W. Domville-Fife. New York, The Macmillan Co. 1910. $4.50.

Practical Guide To South America. Albert B. Hale. Boston, Small, Maynard & Company. 1909. $1.00.

The Andean Land. Two Volumes. Chase S. Osborn. Chicago, A. C. McClurg & Co. 1909. $5.00.

A Pleasure Pilgrimage in South America. C. D. Mackellar. London, John Murray. 1908.

The Other Americans. Arthur Ruhl. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1908. $2.00.

The Continent of Opportunity. Francis E. Clark. New York, Fleming H. Revell Co. 1907. $1.50.

The South Americans. Albert B. Hale. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill Co. 1907. $2.50.

Panama To Patagonia. Charles N. Pepper. A. C. McClurg & Co. 1906. $2.50.

The Land of Tomorrow. J. Orton Kerbey. New York, The Author. 1906. $1.50.

Through Five Republics (including Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina). P. F. Martin. New York, Dodd, Mead & Co. 1906. $5.00.

A Commercial Traveler in South America. Frank Wiborg. McClure Phillips. 1905. $1.00.

The South American Republics. Thomas C. Dawson. 2 Vols. G. P. Putnam’s Sons. 1904. Each $1.50.

Around and About South America. Frank Vincent. New York. D. Appleton & Co. 1890. $5.00.

Exporters’ Encyclopedia (Information as to shipments for every country). New York. 1913. $7.50.

PANAMA.

The Panama Guide. J. O. Collins. Panama, Vibert & Dixon. 1912. $1.50.

Panama and the Canal Today. H. A. Forbes-Lindsay. Boston, L. C Page & Co. 1912. $1.20.

Panama Canal, What it is, What it means. John Barrett. Washington, Pan American Union. 1913. $1.00.

Panama, Past and Present. Farnham Bishop. New York, Century Co. 1913. 75c.

The Panama Gateway. Joseph Bucklin Bishop. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1913. $2.50.

Isthmian Tourists’ Guide and Business Directory. Isthmian Tourists’ Guide and Directory Co. 1912. $1.50.

ECUADOR.

Travels in the Wilds of Ecuador. Alfred Simpson.

Travels Among the Great Andes of the Equator. Sir Edward Whymper. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons. $2.50.

PERU.

The Old and the New Peru. M. R. Wright. Philadelphia, George Barrie. 1908. $10.00.

Peru in 1906 by Alexander Garland. Translated by George R. Gepp. London. 1907.

Peru, its Forms and its Present Civilization. C. R. Enock. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1908. $3.00.

The Incas of Peru. Sir Clements Markham. New York, E. P. Dutton & Co. 1910. $3.00.

Peru of the Twentieth Century. P. F. Martin. London, Longmans, Green & Co. 1911. $4.20.

The Andes and the Amazon. C. R. Enock. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1910. $1.50.

A Search for the Apex of America. Annie S. Peck. New York, Dodd, Mead & Co. 1911. $3.50.

Pachacamac. Max Uhle. The University of Pennsylvania. New York, D. Appleton & Co. $10.00.

Peru, its Story, People and Religion. Geraldine Guinness. New York, Fleming H. Revell Co. 1909. $2.50.

Peru (chiefly archaeological). E. George Squier. New York, Harper & Bros. 1877.

The Conquest of Peru. William H. Prescott.

Guide To Peru. A. de Clairmont.

BOLIVIA.

Bolivia, the Central Highway of South America. M. R. Wright. Philadelphia, George Barrie. 1907. $10.00.

The Bolivian Andes. Sir Martin Conway. New York, Harper & Bros. 1901. $3.00.

Across the Andes. C. J. Post. New York, Outing Pub. Co. 1912. $1.75.

A Search for the Apex of America. Annie S. Peck. New York, Dodd, Mead & Co. 1911. $3.50.

CHILE.

Modern Chile. W. H. Koebel. New York, The Macmillan Co. 1913. $3.00.

Chile and her People of Today. Nevin O. Winter. Boston, L. C. Page & Co. 1912. $3.00.

Chile; Economic and Social Progress. Julio PÉrez Canto. Chicago, Rand, McNally & Co. 1912. $1.00.

The Republic of Chile. M. R. Wright. Philadelphia, George Barrie, 1905. $10.00.

Chile. G. F. Scott Elliott. Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1911. $3.00.

Aconcagua and Tierra del Fuego. Sir Martin Conway. London, Cassell & Co. 1902. $3.00.

The Highest Andes. E. A. Fitz Gerald. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1899. $6.00.

ARGENTINA.

Modern Argentina. W. H. Koebel. Boston, Dana Estes and Company. 1912. $3.50.

Argentine Year Book. Information as to Patents, Banks, Industries, etc. Buenos Aires, Robert Grant & Co. London, Ledger, Son & Co. 1912. $10.00.

Argentina Past and Present. W. H. Koebel. New York, Dodd, Mead & Co. 1911. $4.00.

Argentina and Her People of Today. Nevin O. Winter. Boston, L. C. Page & Co. 1911. $3.00.

Argentine Plains and Andine Glaciers. Walter Larden. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1911. $3.75.

Argentina. W. A. Hirst. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1912. $3.00.

The Republic of Argentina (historical and descriptive). A. Stuart Pennington. New York, A. Stokes & Co. 1910. $3.00.

The Argentine in the Twentieth Century (valuable as to industries, business and resources). A. B. Martinez and Maurice Lewandowski. Boston, Small, Maynard & Company. $3.50.

Forty Years in the Argentine Republic. Arthur E. Shaw. London, Elkin & Matthews.

The Argentine Republic (for exporters). New York, J. P. Santamarina, 80 Wall St. 1911. $2.50.

PARAGUAY.

Unknown People in an Unknown Land. W. Barbrooke Grubb. London, Seeley & Co. 1911.

Pictorial Paraguay. A. K. Macdonald. C. H. Kelly. 1911. $4.00.

In Jesuit Land (Jesuit Missions of Paraguay and Argentina). W. H. Koebel. 1912. $3.00.

Paraguay. M. E. Hardy. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1913. $3.00.

URUGUAY.

Uruguay. W. H. Koebel. Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1911. $3.00.

BRAZIL.

The New Brazil. M. R. Wright. Philadelphia, George Barrie. 1908. $10.00.

Brazil. Pierre Denis. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1911. $3.00.

United States of Brazil. Charles W. Domville-Fife. New York, James Pott & Co. 1911. $2.50.

Brazil in 1912 (for business men). J. C. Oakenfull. Distributed gratis by the Pan American Union. Washington.

Brazil and Her People of Today. N. O. Winter. Boston, L. C. Page & Co. 1910. $3.00.

The Sea and the Jungle. H. M. Tomlinson. New York, E. P. Dutton & Co. 1913. $2.50.

The Flowing Road. Caspar Whitney. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Co. 1912. $3.00.

In the Amazon Jungle. A. Lange. New York, G. P. Putnam’s Sons. 1912. $2.50.

By Horse, Canoe, and Float Through the Wilderness of Brazil. W. A. Cook. New York, American Tract Society. 1910. $1.25.

Brazil of Today. Arthur Dias (Interesting and valuable). Lanneau & Despret, Nivelles, Belgium.

Brazil, the Amazons and the Coast. H. H. Smith. New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1870. $5.00.

American Consul in Amazonia. James Orton Kerbey. 1911. $2.50.