Argentina from a British Point of View, and Notes on Argentine Life

Argentina from a British Point of View, and Notes on Argentine Life

In May last I was asked to read, towards the end of the year, a paper on Argentina, before the Royal Society of Arts. The task of compiling that paper was one of absorbing interest to me; and though I fully realise how inadequately I have dealt with so interesting a subject, I venture to think that the facts and figures which the paper contains may be of interest to some, at any rate, of the Shareholders of the Santa F Land Company. It is upon this supposition that it is published. Whilst I was obtaining the latest information for the paper (which was read before the Royal Society of Arts on November 30th, 1910), several members of the staff of the Santa F Land Company aided me by writing some useful and interesting notes on subjects connected with Argentina, and also giving various experiences which they had undergone whilst resident there. I am indebted to the writers for many hints on life in Argentina, and as I think that others will find the reading of the notes as engaging as I did, they are now reproduced just as I received them, and incorporated with my own paper in a book of which they form by no means the least interesting part. The final portion of the bookLeaves from a journal entitled "The Tacuru"is written in a lighter vein. It describes a trip through some of the Northern lands of the Santa F Land Company, and it is included because, although frankly humorous, it contains much really useful information and many capital illustrations, I should, however, mention that this journal was written by members of the expedition, and was originally intended solely for their own private edification and amusement; therefore all the happier phases of the trip are noted; but I can assure my English readers that the trip, well though it was planned, was not all luxury. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 14366
Author: Ogilvie, Campbell Patrick
Release Date: Dec 16, 2004
Format: eBook
Language: English