The Green Continent: A Comprehensive View of Latin America by its Leading Writers

Arciniegas, German, The Green Continent: a comprehensive view of Latin America by its leading writers, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1944

Reviewed in The Hispanic American Historical Review © 1945.

Reviewed in The Americas © 1944.

Reviewed in Time Magazine.

Contents:

Introduction: Our Little Big World.

PART I: Landscape and Man

The Pampas. Life in the Argentine Republic. From “Facundo” by Domingo F. Sarmiento. Translated from the Spanish by Mrs. Horace Mann.
The Jungle. The Vortex. From “La Vorágine” by José Eustasio Rivera. Translated from the Spanish by Earle K. James.
The Uplands. The Hungry Dogs. From “Los Perros Hambrientos” by Ciro Alegría.
The Land of Brazil. Canaan. From Canaan by Graça Aranha. Translated from the Portuguese by Mariano Joaquin Llorente.
The Valley of Mexico. Silhouette of the Mexican Indian Woman. By Gabriela Mistral.
The Mountains. Coffee: Its Life Story. From “La Tempestad” by Flavio Herrera.
The Caribbean Sea. Castaways of the Earth. From “Náufragos de la tierra” by Gregorio Castañeda Aragón.
The Lakes of the South. The Lakes of the South. By Victoria Ocampo.
The Oceans of Chile. Captain Oyarzo. From “Chilenos del Mar” by Mariano Latorre.
Our Rivers. The Waterfalls of South America. From “La Raza Cósmica” by José Vasconcelos.

PART II: The March of Time

16th Century: The Conquest. Caxamarca. From "Atahuallpa" by Benjamín Carrión.
17th Century: The Colony. St. Rose of Lima. From "Tesoros Verdaderos de las Indias" by Juan de Meléndez.
18th Century: The Revolution. Rebellion and Death of Tupac-Amaru. From various contemporary reports.
19th Century: Anarchy and Dictatorship. Melgarejo. From "Los Caudillos Bárbaros" by Alcides Arguedas.
20th Century: America Today and Tomorrow. Thoughts of the American Mind. By Alfonso Reyes. The Transformation of America in Our Time. By Sanín Cano.

PART III: Bronzes and Marbles

Simón Bolívar. Bolívar's First Campaign. From "Bolívar y la Emancipación de las Colonias Españolas" by Jules Mancini.
José de San Martín. The Army of the Andes. From "El Santo de la Espada" by Ricardo Rojas.
Dom Pedro. History of the Reign of Dom Pedro II. From "Historia de Dom Pedro II" by Heitor Lyra.
Francisco Miranda. Don Francisco Miranda in Russia. From "Aventura y Tragedia de Don Francisco Miranda" by José Nucete-Sardi.
José Martí. Martí in Prison. From "Martí El Apostol" by Jorge Mañach.
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. Sarmiento the Educator. From "Historia de Sarmiento" by Leopoldo Lugones.
Juan Montalvo. Montalvo. From "Cinco Ensayos" by José Enrique Rodó.

PART IV: The Cities

Rio de Janeiro. Sun, Sea, and Samba. By Enrico Verissimo.
Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires. By Julio Rinaldini.
The City of Mexico. The Colonial City. From "Visionario de la Nueva España" by Genaro Estrada.
Lima. Lima, Past and Present. From "Pequeña Antología" by Raúl Porras Barrenechea.
Cartagena. Cartagena. From "Ciudades de Colombia" by Armando Solano

PART V: The Color of Life

The Sertões. Description of Antonio Conselheiro. From "Os Sertões" by Euclydes da Cunha.
Indian and White Man. Parallel 53 South. From "Paralelo 53 Sur" by Juan Marín.
Poor Negro. Poor Nigger. From "El Pobre Negro" by Rómulo Gallegos.
The Chaco War. The Well. From "Sangre de Mestizos" by Augusto Céspedes.
The Guarany World. Our Unsung Heroes. From "Libro de los Heroes" by Juan O'Leary.
The Guerrillero. Pancho Villa on the Cross. From "El Aguila y la Serpiente" by Martín Luis Guzmán.