Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico
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RAMBLES BY LAND & WATER.
RAMBLES
BY
LAND AND WATER,
OR
NOTES OF TRAVEL
IN
IN
CUBA AND MEXICO;
INCLUDING A CANOE VOYAGE UP THE RIVER PANUCO, AND RESEARCHES AMONG THE RUINS OF TAMAULIPAS, &c.
AUTHOR OF RAMBLES IN YUCATAN, ETC
INCLUDING A CANOE VOYAGE UP THE RIVER PANUCO, AND RESEARCHES AMONG THE RUINS OF TAMAULIPAS, &c.
AUTHOR OF RAMBLES IN YUCATAN, ETC
PREFACE.
CONTENTS
LIST OF EMBELLISHMENTS.
RAMBLES BY LAND AND WATER.
CHAPTER I.
VOYAGE FROM NEW ORLEANS TO HAVANA. DESCRIPTION OF THE CAPITAL OF CUBA.
CHAPTER II.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS OF HAVANA, AND THE TOMB OF COLUMBUS.
CHAPTER III.
THE SUBURBS OF HAVANA, AND THE INTERIOR OF THE ISLAND.
CHAPTER IV.
GENERAL VIEW OF THE ISLAND OF CUBA, ITS CITIES, TOWNS, RESOURCES, GOVERNMENT, ETC.
CHAPTER V.
DEPARTURE FROM HAVANA.—THE GULF OF MEXICO.—ARRIVAL AT VERA CRUZ.
CHAPTER VI.
SANTA ANNA DE TAMAULIPAS, AND ITS VICINITY.
CHAPTER VII.
CANOE VOYAGE UP THE RIVER PANUCO. RAMBLES AMONG THE RUINS OF ANCIENT CITIES.
CHAPTER VIII.
FURTHER EXPLORATION OF THE RUINS IN THE VICINITY OF THE RANCHO DE LAS PIEDRAS.
CHAPTER IX.
VISIT TO THE ANCIENT TOWN OF PANUCO. RUINS. CURIOUS RELICS FOUND THERE.
CHAPTER X.
DISCOVERY OF TALISMANIC PENATES.—RETURN BY NIGHT TO TAMPICO.
CHAPTER XI
EXCURSION ON THE TAMISSEE RIVER. CHAPOTÉ, ITS APPEARANCE IN THE LAKES AND THE GULF OF MEXICO.
CHAPTER XII.
GENERAL VIEW OF MEXICO, PAST AND PRESENT. SKETCH OF THE CAREER OF SANTA ANNA.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE TWO AMERICAN RIDDLES.
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