The American Egypt A Record of Travel in Yucatan
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THE AMERICAN EGYPT
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER I A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW OF MEXICO
CHAPTER II MEXICO CITY AND THE MEXICANS
CHAPTER III YUCATAN AND HER HISTORY
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CHAPTER IV FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF YUCATAN
CHAPTER V A YUCATECAN BREAKFAST, AND OTHER "SIGHTS"
CHAPTER VI AMID THE PALACES OF THE ITZAS
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CHAPTER VII VALLADOLID AND AFTER
CHAPTER VIII IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CORTES
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CHAPTER IX EL MECO TO PUERTO MORELOS
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CHAPTER X IN SEARCH OF THE MAYAN MECCA
CHAPTER XI ON THE SOUTHERN SIERRAS
CHAPTER XII COPAN AND QUIRIGUA
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CHAPTER XIII PALENQUE, MENCHÉ, AND ON THE USUMACINTA
CHAPTER XIV THE ANCIENT MAYANS
CHAPTER XV WHO WERE THE MAYANS?
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CHAPTER XVI WHO WERE AMERICA'S FIRST ARCHITECTS?
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CHAPTER XVII THE AGE OF THE RUINS
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CHAPTER XVIII HIEROGLYPHICS AND PAINTINGS
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CHAPTER XIX SLAVERY ON THE HACIENDAS
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CHAPTER XX YUCATAN AS IT IS TO-DAY AND THE YUCATECANS
CHAPTER XXI THE GREEN GOLD OF YUCATAN
CHAPTER XXII FLORA AND FAUNA
INDEX
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