Cuba and Her People of To-day: An Account of the History and Progress of the Island Previous to Its Independence; a Description of Its Physical Features; a Study of Its People; And, in Particular, an Examination of Its Present Political Conditions, Its Industries, Natural Resources, and Prospects; Together with Information and Suggestions Designed to Aid the Prospective Investor Or SettlerI.C. Page, 1911 - 329 pages |
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... and prospective in- dustries of the Island and to the fields offered by them to American capital and American settlers . FORBES LINDSAY . SANTIAGO DE CUBA , August , 1911 . CONTENTS CHAPTER PREFACE I. THE ISLAND OF CUBA II . viii Preface.
... and prospective in- dustries of the Island and to the fields offered by them to American capital and American settlers . FORBES LINDSAY . SANTIAGO DE CUBA , August , 1911 . CONTENTS CHAPTER PREFACE I. THE ISLAND OF CUBA II . viii Preface.
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... SANTIAGO DE CUBA " OVER THIRTY SPECIES OF PALM ARE FOUND IN THE ISLAND " PRESIDENT'S PALACE , HABANA BAYAMO . THE PRADO , HABANA THE WATER - FRONT , HABANA MOUNTAIN ROAD IN THE PROVINCE OF ORIENTE VIEW OF BAIRE , NEAR BAYAMO , FROM ...
... SANTIAGO DE CUBA " OVER THIRTY SPECIES OF PALM ARE FOUND IN THE ISLAND " PRESIDENT'S PALACE , HABANA BAYAMO . THE PRADO , HABANA THE WATER - FRONT , HABANA MOUNTAIN ROAD IN THE PROVINCE OF ORIENTE VIEW OF BAIRE , NEAR BAYAMO , FROM ...
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... SANTIAGO DE CUBA A STREET IN JIGUANI GATHERING COCOANUTS PINEAPPLE FIELD BREADFRUIT • • HEMP FIELD ABOVE MATANZAS ORANGE TREE " A SUGAR PLANTATION OF FIFTEEN • · • 183 186 194 198 208 214 · 224 226 229 • 230 234 • 237 • 240 246 249 250 ...
... SANTIAGO DE CUBA A STREET IN JIGUANI GATHERING COCOANUTS PINEAPPLE FIELD BREADFRUIT • • HEMP FIELD ABOVE MATANZAS ORANGE TREE " A SUGAR PLANTATION OF FIFTEEN • · • 183 186 194 198 208 214 · 224 226 229 • 230 234 • 237 • 240 246 249 250 ...
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... Santiago , recedes somewhat from the shore , leaving a narrow coastal plain . East of Guantanamo there is a range , much less un- broken and uniform than the Sierra Madre , which continues to Cape Maisi and thence along the north coast ...
... Santiago , recedes somewhat from the shore , leaving a narrow coastal plain . East of Guantanamo there is a range , much less un- broken and uniform than the Sierra Madre , which continues to Cape Maisi and thence along the north coast ...
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... Its Physical Features; a Study of Its People; And, in Particular, an Examination of Its Present Political Conditions, Its Industries, Natural Resources, and C. H. Forbes-Lindsay. THE FAMOUS PALMS OF CAMAGUEY . A STREET IN SANTIAGO DE CUBA .
... Its Physical Features; a Study of Its People; And, in Particular, an Examination of Its Present Political Conditions, Its Industries, Natural Resources, and C. H. Forbes-Lindsay. THE FAMOUS PALMS OF CAMAGUEY . A STREET IN SANTIAGO DE CUBA .
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Page 282 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and...
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Page 284 - Cuba, and so long as the said convention shall remain in force, all articles of merchandise being the product of the soil or industry of the Republic of Cuba, which are now imported into the United States free of duty, shall continue to be so admitted...
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