Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III

Charles Morris

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Title: Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III

Author: Charles Morris

Release Date: October 9, 2006 [Ebook 19503]

Language: English

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Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III

by Charles Morris

Edition 1, (October 9, 2006)

Philadelphia and London J. B. Lippincott Company

Copyright, 1904, by J. B. L IPPINCOTT C OMPANY . Copyright, 1908, by J. B. L IPPINCOTT C OMPANY .

DEPARTURE OF COLUMBUS.

Illustrations

DEPARTURE OF COLUMBUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii A TROPICAL RIVER SCENE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 CATHEDRAL OF SAN DOMINGO. . . . . . . . . . . . 17 LANDING-PLACE OF CORTEZ, VERA CRUZ. . . . . . 21 FLOATING GARDENS ON THE CHENAMPAS. . . . . 31 AZTEC IDOLS CARVED IN STONE. . . . . . . . . . . 49 DEATH OF ATAHUALPA, FROM A PAINTING IN THE CATHEDRAL AT CALLAO. . . . . . . . . . . 62 COFFEE PLANT IN BLOSSOM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 THE HARBOR OF VALPARAISO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 A TROPICAL BUNGALOW AND PALMS. . . . . . . . 111 THE CITY OF PANAMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 INDIANS OF THE PLATEAU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 SOUTH AMERICAN NATIVE HUT. . . . . . . . . . . . 163 BRIDGE ENTERING QUITO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 RIO JANEIRO AND HARBOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 INDIAN SPINNING AND WEAVING. . . . . . . . . . . 217 THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S PALACE, HAVANA. . 223 OLDEST HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES, SANTA FE.235 ON THE BORDER OF LAKE CHALCO. . . . . . . . . . 239 HOUSE OF MAXIMILIAN AT QUERETARO. . . . . . 253

Contents

THE ISLES OF BEAUTY BEYOND THE SEAS. . . . . . 1 ALONSO DE OJEDA AND THE CARIB CACIQUE. . . 9 THE EARLY DAYS OF A FAMOUS CAVALIER. . . . . 15 BALBOA AND THE DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC. . 23 THE ROMANTIC STORY OF THE PRINCE OF TEZCUCO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 THE FAMOUS RETREAT OF CORTEZ AND THE SPANIARDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 PIZARRO AND THE INCA'S GOLDEN RANSOM. . . . 53 GONZALO PIZARRO AND THE LAND OF CINNAMON. 65 CORONADO AND THE SEVEN CITIES OF CIBOLA. . 73 THE FAITHFUL MIRANDA AND THE LOVERS OF ARGENTINA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 LANTARO, THE BOY HERO OF THE ARAUCANIANS. 89 DRAKE, THE SEA-KING, AND THE SPANISH TREASURE-SHIPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 SIR WALTER RALEIGH AND THE QUEST FOR EL DORADO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 MORGAN, THE FREEBOOTER, AND THE RAID ON PANAMA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 A DRAMA OF PLUNDER, MURDER, AND REVENGE 127 THE WONDERFUL MARCH OF THE FREEBOOTERS 135 THE CRUELTY OF THE SPANIARDS TO THE INDIANS.145 CUDJOE, THE NEGRO CHIEF, AND THE MAROONS OF JAMAICA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE AND THE REVOLU- TION IN HAYTI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 BOLIVAR THE LIBERATOR, AND THE CONQUEST OF NEW GRANADA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171