Publisher's Synopsis
MY DEAR YOUNG READERS, In presenting this book to you I have only to repeat what I have said in the prefaces of my former works, -namely, that all the important points and anecdotes are true; only the minor and unimportant ones being mingled with fiction. With this single remark I commit my work to your hands, and wish you a pleasant ramble, in spirit, through the romantic forests of Brazil. Yours affectionately, R.M. BALLANTYNE.
