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best. In reading them one must keejD in mincl tliat modern improve- 

 ments have worked great changes in Brazil, just as they have in other 

 countries. A valuable late work is ''Brazil today and tomorrow/' by L. E. 

 Elliott, xi + 338 pages, Xew York, 19 IT. It is not a work of travel, but 

 it gives much useful and trustworthy information about the country at 

 the present time. 



Professor and Mrs. Louis Agassiz : A journey in Brazil, xix + 450 pages, 

 illustrated. Boston, 1868. This work was published in French at Paris, 

 1869. 



Hexey Waltee Bates : The naturalist on the River Amazon. Several editions, 

 illustrated. London. 1S6.3 to 1S92. A delightful book describing the au- 

 thor's life in the upper Amazon Valley. 



Thomas P. Bigg-Withee: Pioneering in south Brazil. Two volumes, illus- 

 trated. London, 1878. The author was a civil engineer ; his book tells of 

 his life in the Interior of Parana. 



RiCHAED F. BuBTON : Exploratious of the highlands of Brazil. Two volumes, 

 illustrated. London, 1869. The book describes a trip through Mmas 

 Geraes and down Rio Sao Francisco to the ocean. 



Geobge Gaed^tee : Travels in the interior of Brazil . . . during the years 

 1836-1841. 8°, xvi + 562 pages. London, 1846 and 1849. The author was 

 an English botanist; most of his travels were in Ceara, Piauhy, Bahia, 

 and Minas Geraes. 



Daniel Kiddee : Sketches of residence and travel in Brazil. Two volumes, 

 illustrated. Philadelphia, 1845. Dr. Kidder was a Protestant missionary. 

 He traveled over nearly all of Brazil and wrote simply and clearly. 



Hexey Kostee : Travels in Brazil. Second edition, two volumes. London, 

 1817. It has been published also in French and German. The author 

 traveled in Pernambuco, Parahyba, Rio Grande do Xorte, and Ceara. 



Algot Laxge : The lower Amazon. 8'', illustrated, 460 pages. New York, 1914. 

 Observations in regard to the conditions of life lq the region about Para. 



John IMawe : Travels in the interior of Brazil, particularly m the gold and 

 diamond districts of that country. 8°, illustrated. Philadelphia, 1816. 

 There are other editions besides those in French, Italian, Dutch, and Ger- 

 man. This is the first authentic account of the mining regions of Brazil. 



Auguste de Saixt-Hilaiee : This author was a distinguished French botanist 

 who wrote a series of volumes giving detailed accounts of his travels in 

 different parts of Brazil. He was a keen observer and a faithful, trust- 

 worthy writer. His travels are given here in the order of their publi- 

 cation : 



1. Voyage dans les provinces de Rio de Janeiro et de Minas Geraes. 



Two volumes. Paris, 1830. 



2. Voyage dans le district des diamans et sur le littoral du Bresil. 



Two volumes. Paris, 1833. 



3. Voyage aux sources du Rio de Sao Francisco et dans le province 



de Goyaz. Two volumes. Paris, 1848. 



4. Voyage dans I'interieur du Bresil. Two volumes. Paris, 1850. 



5. Voyage dans les provinces de Saint Paul e de Sainte Catherine. 



Two volumes. Paris, 1851. 



