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THE OLD AND THE NEW PERU
A STORY OF THE ANCIENT INHERITANCE AND THE MODERN GROWTH AND ENTERPRISE OF A GREAT NATION
Copyright 1908 by George Barrie & Sons
HIS EXCELLENCY Dr. JOSÉ PARDO
PRESIDENT
OF THE PERUVIAN REPUBLIC
THE OLD AND THE NEW PERU
A STORY OF THE ANCIENT INHERITANCE AND THE MODERN GROWTH AND ENTERPRISE OF A GREAT NATION
BY
MARIE ROBINSON WRIGHT
MEMBER OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF BRAZIL, HISTORICAL AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF SÃO PAULO, GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF LA PAZ
AUTHOR OF
PICTURESQUE MEXICO; THE NEW BRAZIL; THE REPUBLIC OF CHILE; BOLIVIA, ETC.
PHILADELPHIA: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY
GEORGE BARRIE & SONS
LONDON: C. D. CAZENOVE & SON, 26 HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN, W. C.
PARIS: 19 RUE SCRIBE
COPYRIGHT, 1908, BY GEORGE BARRIE & SONS
TO THE NOBLE SON OF AN ILLUSTRIOUS SIRE, A PATRIOT WITHOUT REPROACH, A STATESMAN OF GENIUS
His Excellency Dr. José Pardo
PRESIDENT OF PERU
I Dedicate The Old and The New Peru
WITH SENTIMENTS OF ADMIRATION AND ESTEEM
THE AUTHOR