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| INTRODUCTION | | [XV] |
| CHAPTER | |
| I. | THE COUNTRY—ITS FOUR DIVISIONS—THE RIVERS—THE CLIMATE | [1] |
| II. | EARLIEST HISTORY AND ETHNOLOGY | [16] |
| III. | THE EUROPEAN CONQUEST | [24] |
| IV. | THE SPANISH DOMINION | [33] |
| V. | THE SPANISH COLONIAL SYSTEM | [49] |
| VI. | THE ENGLISH FAILURE IN ARGENTINA | [65] |
| VII. | THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE | [76] |
| VIII. | ANARCHY AND DESPOTISM—THE WAR WITH PARAGUAY | [87] |
| IX. | MODERN ARGENTINA—SETTLEMENT AND PROGRESS | [99] |
| X. | THE CONSTITUTION—THE ARMY AND NAVY—GENERAL POLITICAL CONDITIONS | [111] |
| XI. | CONDITION OF THE PEOPLE—WAGES AND COST OF LIVING—IMMIGRATION | [125] |
| XII. | BUENOS AIRES | [139] |
| XIII. | ARGENTINE LIFE IN TOWN AND COUNTRY | [152] |
| XIV. | RELIGION—EDUCATION—JOURNALISM AND LITERATURE | [158] |
| XV. | INDUSTRIAL ARGENTINA—RAILWAYS AND MINOR ENTERPRISES | [178] |
| XVI. | THE PASTORAL INDUSTRIES OF ARGENTINA | [196] |
| XVII. | COMMERCE AND FINANCE | [210] |
| XVIII. | AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL PRODUCTS | [225] |
| XIX. | BAHIA BLANCA AND PATAGONIA | [238] |
| XX. | ACROSS THE CONTINENT TO MENDOZA UNDER THE ANDES | [254] |
| XXI. | THE PARANA, ROSARIO, AND SANTA FÉ | [265] |
| XXII. | THE GRAN CHACO AND THE NORTHERN TOWNS | [275] |
| XXIII. | INFORMATION FOR ENGLISH TRAVELLERS | [284] |
| | BIBLIOGRAPHY | [295] |
| | INDEX | [303] |