For the benefit of those who may wish to pursue their study of these countries more extensively I append herewith a list of a few of the books which give information about Guatemala and Honduras:— Bard, S. A.: Waikna: Adventures on the Mosquito Shore. London, 1855. Brasseur de Bourbourg: Popul Vuh. Sacred book of the QuichÉ Indians. Paris, 1861. Bancroft, Hubert Howe: History of Central America. San Francisco, 1886. Bancroft, Hubert Howe: The Native Races of the Pacific Coast of North America. San Francisco, 1880. Brigham, William T.: Guatemala: The Land of the Quetzal. New York, 1887. Casas, Bartolomeo de Las, Bishop of Chiapas: London, 1699. This is a narrative of an eye witness of the Spanish invasion in Mexico and Central America. A very interesting and very rare book. Charles, Cecil: Honduras: The Land of Great Depths. Chicago, 1890. Curtis, William Eleroy: Capitals of Spanish-America. New York, 1888. Diaz del Castillo, Bernal: True History of the Conquest of New Spain. Madrid, 1632. An English edition. London, 1844. Dunn, Henry: Guatemala in 1827–8. London, 1829. Humboldt, Alexander von: Political Essay on New Spain. Berlin, 1811. Keane, A. H.: Central America and West Indies. London, 1901. (Stanford’s compendium of geography and travel.) Morlan, A. P.: A Hoosier in Honduras. Indianapolis, 1897. Maudslay, Anne C. and Alfred P. A glimpse at Guatemala and some notes on the ancient monuments of Central America. London, 1899. Pepper, Charles M. Guatemala, the country of the future; a monograph, Washington. Squier, E. G.: Honduras; descriptive, historical, statistical. London, 1870. Stephens, John Lloyd: Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan. New York, 1841. Vincent, Frank: In and Out of Central America. New York, 1896. Wells, William V. Explorations and Adventures in Honduras. New York, 1857. |