TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES:
1. A few chapter sub-headings do not end with a period in the original. Forconsistency, obvious errors have been corrected by ending these with a period.
2. A few obvious misprints where sentences did not end with a period have been corrected.
3. The following misprints have been corrected:
"which we pet in our" corrected to "which we put in our" (page 243)
"Britian" corrected to "Britain" (page 271)
4. Other than the corrections listed above, printer's inconsistencies inspelling, punctuation, hyphenation and ligature usage have been retained.
Copyright, 1885,
By MATURIN M. BALLOU.
All rights reserved.
ELEVENTH IMPRESSION
The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass., U. S. A.
Electrotyped and Printed by H. O. Houghton & Company.
The public favor accorded to a late volume by the author of thesepages, entitled "Due West; or Round the World in Ten Months," hassuggested both the publication and the title of the volume in hand,which consists of notes of a voyage to the tropics, and a sojournin Cuba during the last winter. The endeavor has been to present acomprehensive view of the island, past and present, and to depictthe political and moral darkness which have so long enshrouded it.A view of its interesting inhabitants, with a glance at its beautifulflora and vegetation generally, has been a source of such heartyenjoyment to the author that he desires to share the pleasure withthe appreciative reader. The great importance of the geographicalposition of the island, its present critical condition, and theproposed treaty of commerce with this country, together render itat present of unusual interest in the eyes of the world. If possible,Cuba is more Castilian than peninsular Spain, and both are so Moorishas to present a fascinating study of national characteristics.
M. M. B.
| CHAPTER I. | PAGE |
| Departure. — On Board Ship. — Arrival at Nassau. — Capitalof the Bahamas. — Climate. — Soil. — Fruits and Flowers.— Magic Fertility. — Colored Population. — The BlockadeRunners. — Population. — Products. — A Picturesque LocalScene. — Superstition. — Fish Story. — The Silk-CottonTree. — Remarkable Vegetation. — The Sea Gardens. — MarineAnimal Life. — The Bahama Banks. — Burial at Sea. — VenalOfficials. — Historical Characters. — The Early Buccaneers.— Diving for Drinking-Water. | 1 |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| Among the Islands. — San Salvador. — A Glimpse at the Stars. — Hayti. — TheGulf Stream. — The Caribbean Sea. —Latitude and Longitude. — The Southern Coast of Cuba. — AFamous Old Fortress. — Fate of Political Prisoners. — TheOldest City in Cuba. — The Aborigines. — Cuban Cathedrals.— Drinking Saloons. — Dogs, Horses, and Coolies. — Scenesin Santiago de Cuba. — Devoured by Sharks. — Lying atAnchor. — Wreck of a Historic Ship. — Cuban CirculatingMedium. — Tropical Temperature. | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |