Cuba, Old and NewLongmans, Green, and Company, 1915 - 264 pages |
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Page 7
... seen ; the multitude of palm trees of various forms , the highest and most beautiful that I have met with , and an infinity of other great and green trees ; the birds in rich plu- mage and the verdure of the fields , render this country ...
... seen ; the multitude of palm trees of various forms , the highest and most beautiful that I have met with , and an infinity of other great and green trees ; the birds in rich plu- mage and the verdure of the fields , render this country ...
Page 8
... seen in Cuba today , but it is probable that few visitors know whether it refers to a man , a bird , or a vegetable . He was the first Cuban hero of whom we have record , although the entire reli- ability of the record is somewhat ...
... seen in Cuba today , but it is probable that few visitors know whether it refers to a man , a bird , or a vegetable . He was the first Cuban hero of whom we have record , although the entire reli- ability of the record is somewhat ...
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... seen through the transparent waters still at work on the modern shallows , decking the rocks and sands with their graceful and many colored tufts of animal foliage . " Mr. Hill summarizes the general appearance of the island , thus ...
... seen through the transparent waters still at work on the modern shallows , decking the rocks and sands with their graceful and many colored tufts of animal foliage . " Mr. Hill summarizes the general appearance of the island , thus ...
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... seen in the early forenoon , or the late afternoon , when there come the shadows and the lights that are largely killed by the more vertical rays of a midday sun . At those hours , it is a scene of entrancing loveliness . There are ...
... seen in the early forenoon , or the late afternoon , when there come the shadows and the lights that are largely killed by the more vertical rays of a midday sun . At those hours , it is a scene of entrancing loveliness . There are ...
Page 54
... seen from the deck of a steamer in the harbor . The long , soft shadows and the mellow light fell on the blue and gray and green . of the buildings of the city , and on the red - tiled roofs , with the hills for a background in one ...
... seen from the deck of a steamer in the harbor . The long , soft shadows and the mellow light fell on the blue and gray and green . of the buildings of the city , and on the red - tiled roofs , with the hills for a background in one ...
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activities American appears army Baracoa beautiful became called Camaguey cane Cape Maisi cargo Century charm cigar coast coffee colonies Columbus commercial Constitution Cuba's Cuban declared eastward enterprise expedition experience exports filibustering Guanajay harbor Hatuey Havana Province hills hundred immediately important independence industry interest island of Cuba Isle of Pines known land later laws less Liberal Maceo Marianao Marti Martinez Campos Matanzas Matanzas Province Maximo Gomez ment Mexico miles military Morro Nipe Bay notable Nuevitas O'Brien official old city operation organization Palma party Pinar del Rio plant plantations Platt Amendment political port Porto Rico Prado present President production railway reached regarded region Republic revolution River sailed Santa Clara Santiago ship shore Spain Spaniards Spanish authorities steamer story streets sugar Tacon tion tobacco tons trade treaty United Vedado vessels vicinity Vuelta Abajo Weyler