Cuba And Porto Rico

Excerpt from Cuba and Porto Rico: With the Other Islands, of the West Indies, Their Topography, Climate, Flora, Products, Industries, Cities, People, Political Conditions, Etc An appreciative public having called for a second edition of this book, the author has corrected the few misprints which appeared in the earlier edition, and has added some words concerning Porto Rico and Cuba, which he has revisited since those islands have come under American military occupation. Little or no change has been made in the description of Cuba, for the simple reason that the political conditions are still too unsettled in that island to justify any permanent statement at present. The description of Porto Rico has been amplified and largely rewritten. Several appendices have been added, giving information of present and permanent interest; and a number of new pictures have been placed in the text. The writer acknowledges with gratitude the many fair and friendly criticisms which the work has received from the American and English press. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.