{"product_id":"2940015909494","title":"The History Of Cuba, Volume 5","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e                                 PAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I. THE PEOPLE OF CUBA.....1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe People of Cuba--Hospitality Their Characteristic--Love of\u003cbr\u003eChildren--Founders of the Cuban Nation from the Southern Provinces of\u003cbr\u003eSpain--An Admixture of French Blood--Immigration from Northern\u003cbr\u003eSpain--English, Irish, Italian and German Immigrants--Colonists from the\u003cbr\u003eUnited States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II. THE TOPOGRAPHY OF CUBA.....10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Topography of Cuba--Five Distinct Zones--The Mountain\u003cbr\u003eRanges--Plateaus and Plains--The Highest Peak in Cuba--The Organ\u003cbr\u003eMountains--Beautiful Valleys and Fertile Plains--Action of the Water\u003cbr\u003eCourses--Character of the Soil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III. THE CLIMATE OF CUBA.....19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Climate of Cuba--Freedom from Extremes of Temperature--Influence of\u003cbr\u003ethe Trade Winds--No Ice and Little Frost--The Rainy Season and the Dry\u003cbr\u003eSeason--Gloomy Days Practically Unknown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV. PROVINCE OF HAVANA.....21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Province of Havana--The Pivotal Province of the Island--Visits by\u003cbr\u003eColumbus and Velasquez--Topography of the Province--Soil and\u003cbr\u003eProducts--Agricultural Wealth--The Fruit Industry--Manufacturing--The\u003cbr\u003eHarbor of Havana--Transportation Facilities--The Water Supply--The\u003cbr\u003eClimate--The Seat of Government and Social Centre of the Island.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V. PROVINCE OF PINAR DEL RIO.....34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Province of Pinar del Rio--A Picturesque Region--Interesting\u003cbr\u003eTopography--The Organ Mountains--The Vinales Valley--A Rare Palm\u003cbr\u003eTree--Hard Wood Timber--Agriculture--Harbors and Fishing\u003cbr\u003eInterests--Tobacco Lands of the Vuelta Abajo--Coffee\u003cbr\u003ePlantations--Mineral Resources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI. PROVINCE OF MATANZAS.....49\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Province of Matanzas--Comparatively Unimportant in History--A Great\u003cbr\u003eDrainage and Traffic Canal--Rivers and Mountains--The Coast and\u003cbr\u003eIslands--The Henequen Industry--The City of Matanzas--The Caves of\u003cbr\u003eBellamar--Sugar Production--Mineral Resources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII. PROVINCE OF SANTA CLARA.....60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Province of Santa Clara--A Land of Great Variety of Scenes--Ancient\u003cbr\u003eGold-Seeking--The Mountain Ranges--Rich Lands of the Parks and\u003cbr\u003eValleys--Rivers and Lakes--Harbors--Cities of the Province--The “Swamp\u003cbr\u003eof the Shoe”--Forests, Sugar Plantations, Tobacco, and\u003cbr\u003eCoffee--Opportunities for Stock Raising.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII. PROVINCE OF CAMAGUEY.....71\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Province of Camaguey--Where Columbus First Landed--In the Days of\u003cbr\u003eVelasquez--Events of the Ten Years’ War--Topography of the\u003cbr\u003eProvince--Mountain Ranges--Rivers and Coastal Lagoons--Harbors--Lack of\u003cbr\u003eRailroads--The Sugar Industry--Minerals--American Colonies--Some Noted\u003cbr\u003eMen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX. PROVINCE OF ORIENTE.....83\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Province of Oriente--Area and Topography--Mountains and Rivers--Fine\u003cbr\u003eHarbors--Great Sugar Mills--Scene of the First Spanish Settlement in\u003cbr\u003eCuba--The Bay of Guantanamo--Santiago de Cuba--Copper\u003cbr\u003eMines--Manzanillo--The Cauto Valley--Sugar Plantations and Stock\u003cbr\u003eRanches--Timber and Minerals--American Colonies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X. THE ISLE OF PINES.....99\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Isle of Pines--An Integral Part of Cuba--American Settlements and\u003cbr\u003eClaims--Character of the Island--Infertile and Storm Swept--Vast\u003cbr\u003eDeposits of Muck--Marble Quarries--Efforts to Promote Agricultural\u003cbr\u003eInterests.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI. MINES AND MINING.....104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMines and Mining--The Early Quest of Gold--First Working of Copper\u003cbr\u003eMines--The Wealth of El Cobre--Copper in All Parts of Cuba--Operations\u003cbr\u003ein Pinar del Rio--Vast Iron Deposits in Oriente--Nickel and\u003cbr\u003eManganese--Exports of Ore--American Investigation of Chrome\u003cbr\u003eDeposits--Many Beds of Great Richness--Manganese and Chrome for All the\u003cbr\u003eWorld.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII. ASPHALT AND PETROLEUM.....126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAsphalt and Petroleum--Ocampo’s Early Discovery at Puerto\u003cbr\u003eCarenas--Humboldt’s Reports of Petroleum Wells--Prospecting for Oil in\u003cbr\u003eMany Places--Some Promising Wells--Asphalt Deposits of Great\u003cbr\u003eValue--Prospects for Important Petroleum Developments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII. FORESTRY.....135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForestry--Vast Resources of Fine Woods Recklessly Squandered in Early\u003cbr\u003eTimes--Houses Built of Mahogany--Hundreds of Varieties of Valuable\u003cbr\u003eTimber Trees--A Catalogue of Sixty of the Most Useful--Need of\u003cbr\u003eTransportation for the Lumber Trade--Forests Owned by the State.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV. AGRICULTURE.....144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgriculture--The Chief Interest of Cuba--Fertility of Soil, Geniality of\u003cbr\u003eClimate, and Variety of Products--The Rainfall--Many Farmers\u003cbr\u003eSpecialists--The Government’s Experimental Station--Opportunities for\u003cbr\u003eStock-Raising--Work of the Department of Agriculture--Its Various\u003cbr\u003eBureaus--Value of Experimental Work Begun by General Wood and Extended\u003cbr\u003eby President Menocal--Improving Live Stock--Fruit Growing--Grains","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153116283120,"sku":"2940015909494","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015909494","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}