Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: ... Aberoromby, General, 220. Aborigines of Puerto Rieo, 198 et seq. Adjuntas, town of, 139. Agouti, native mammal, 104. Aguada, town of, 130, 139. Aguadilla, port and town of, 9, 18,130. Agueynaba, Indian cacique, 210. Alcalde, or mayor, 158, 234. Allspice, how grown, 78. Almuerzo, or breakfast, 193. American flag, when raised, 232- 234. American troops, reception of, 225, 227; bravery of, 228, 229. Afiasco, town and river of, 140. Anatto (Bixa orellana), 89. Arecibo, port and town of, 9,128, 129. Armadillo, habits of the, 104, 105. Arrowak Indians of Guiana, 200. Arrow-root, cultivation of, 84. Arroyo, port of, 10,136. Austin, Mr. O. P., on Puerto Kico, 259 et seq. Ay bonito, mountain town of, 140; United States troops at, 229. Bamboo, uses of the, 93. Banana, cultivation of the, 52, 54; production of, 244. Banking and currency, 254. Barceloneta, town of, 190. Barranquitas, town of, 141. Barros, hamlet of, 141. Baskerville, Sir Thomas, 216, 218 Bayamon, town of, 141. Beverages, some native, 186, 190. Birds, species of, 109. Black Hand, society of the, 230. Bohio, or native hut, 51 Books on Puerto Kico (preface). Bread-fruit, the, 94. British attack on San Juan, 218. British, the, capture Trinidad, 220. Brooke, General, of United States army, 228, 230. Buccaneers, or bucaneros, 219. Bull-fighting, 184. Bureau of American Republics, 248. Cabinet woods, 92,144. Cable rates to the United States, 262. Cabo Rojo, town of, 141. Cacao, cultivation of, 67, 68, 245. Caguas, town of, 141. Camarones, or crayfish, 106. Cambon, M., Ambassador of France, 274, 276. Camuy, hamlet of, 142. Cangrejos, town of, 220. Caparra, or Pueblo Viejo, 116,209. Carnieero, or butcher, 192. Carolina, town of, 142. Casa Blanca, Fonce de Leon's house, 121, 212. Cassareep, a..