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LATIN-AMERICAN REPUBLICS Under this general title we are pub- lishing a series of histories of South HKF^[ff^ American and Central American Re- publics, countries which are known to English and American readers only through the medium of books of travel and histories of limited periods. Closer commercial relations with these coun- tries, their enormous resources, and the many thrilling incidents in their his- • tories make most important this series of books, giving a complete presentation

of their past and present national life.

. Each volume is being written by a fore- most authority, will cover the period from pre-Columbian times to 1S92, and will be profusely illustrated. I. History of Peru, by Clements R. Markham. C. B., F. R. S., F. S. A., President Hakluyt Society, late Secretary Royal Geographical Society, and au- thor of "Cuzco and Lima," "Peru and India," etc. 8vo. Cloth, _-.--- $2.50 II. History of Chile, by Anson Uriel Hancock, 8vo. Cloth, - - - - - - S2.50 Author of "Old Abraham Jackson," "Coitlan; A Tale of the Inca World," etc. ill. History of Brazil, by John C. Redman and William Eleroy Curtis, - - - - S2.50 Author of "Capitals of Spanish America," etc., and Director of the Bureau of American Republics. IV. History of Argentina, by Mary Aplin Sprague. 8vo. Cloth, - - . . $2. 50 V. History of Bolivia, by T. H. Anderson, United States Envoy Extraordinar}' and Plenipotentiary' to Bolivia. 8vo. Cloth, - - - $2. 50 Other volumes are in preparation. The above books will be sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publishers. CHARLES H. SERGEL & CO., CHICAGO.