A. D. HALL,
Reading edition
Author of "Cuba" and "The Philippines."
NEW YORK STREET & SMITH, Publishers 81 Fulton Street
Copyrighted 1898 by Street & Smith.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER PAGE
I—The Aborigines of Porto Rico7
II—Struggles of the Past18
III—Topography and Climate27
IV—Population and Towns36
V—Resources42
VI—Manners and Customs53
VII—The Dawn of Freedom69
VIII—Naval Lessons Taught by the War77
IX—What Our Army Achieved88
X—How the Porto Ricans Received Us104
XI—Our Claim to Porto Rico128
XII—What the Possession of Porto Rico Will Mean 143