Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-22
PUBLIC LIBRARY

Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
In connection with the Presidents
trip to Porto Rico and the Virgin
Islands, the Public Library calls atten-
ton TO the following books:
Porto Rico.
Porto Rico and Its Problems, by v. 8.
Clark. 1889. G975.C54.
"Chief among the topics considered
are rural and town workers, public
health, education, government, public
expenditure and revenue, taxation, pub
lie personnel administration, banking,
external trade and financial relations,
commercial organization, manufactures,
agriculture and economic betterment.
history Of the Porto Rican peasant
is given In the appendix"
Porto Rico: History and Conditions,
Social, Economic and Political, by
Knowlton Mixer. 1925. G976.M6e8.
students Of our pan-American rela-
tions will find it comprehensive and
important in its exposition Of this one
factor therein. Those who are partic-
ularly interested In our commercial
bonds with Porto Rico, its huge sugar
product and its other exports will got
from it q broader and more human Irl-
Outstanding Of economic sources and
complexities"
FL Libro de Puerto Rico. The Book Of
Porto Rico, by Eugenio Fernandez y
Garcia, ed, and others. 1923.
G975. Gle. English and Spanish
on opposite pages.)
This volume, prepared by Porto
Ricans, presents "a reliable review Of
the past, careful survey Of the pres
ent and an intelligent guide to the
future" Its many half-tone nlustra-
tons are supplemented by tables and
maps which further elucidate the text.
Porto Rico Past and Present and San
Domingo of Today, by A. H. YER
rill. 1914. G975.V614p.
1.-THE author gives a short sketch OF
the history of Porto Rico, describes its
scenery and writes of its towns, people
and customs, agricultural resources,
government and politics and manufac-
lures"
The History of Porto Rico From the
Spanish Discovery to the American
Occupation; by r. A. Van Middel-
dyk. 1908. F975.V334.
Trailing the Conquistadores, by s. G.
Inman. 1880. G97.In6.
This little book on the. West Indies
has a thought provoking chapter on
Porto Rico. Under the arresting title
'Overpopulation and Undertaking" the
author discusses the fundamental diff
cultfes" of an island where there are
400 persons TO square mile and the
food problem is periodically aggravated
by natural disasters.
A Wayfarer in the West Indies, by Ale
gernon Aspinwall 1928. G97. As6w.
Now that the West Indies are beS
coming increasingly q tourist resort. the
number of readers who win feel grate-
fFr vi T1vAh wJ
thoroughly informed guide viii grow
greater with each passing year"
There are also many magazine arti-
cles on Porto Rico. These may be 10
Gated by consulting the Readers
Guide to Periodical Literature in the
reference room of the central library
or at the major branches. Special at
tention is called to the article on Amer
lean Difficulties in Porto Rico by T. E.
Benner, in Foreign Affairs for July,
1880, pages 609-6l9.
The Virgin Islands Of the q. 8.
The Virgin Islands, Our New Posses
sions, and the British Islands, by
Theodoor de BODY and j. T. Faris.
1913 G9773 B64.
"The distinguishing feature Of spe-
cial interest is that it goes more ex-
tensively than has any of the others
llCO Clle chronological STORY OF the VIZ
gin Islands and gives Of these prehis-
toric remains an account that Is as fas-.
Cinating as romance"
The Virgin Islands Of the United States
of America: Historical and Descrip-
tive, Commercial and Industrial
Facts. Figures and Resources, by LII
ther K. zabriskie. 1918. G9773.Zl.
"An authoritative account Of the
islands. 1t will rouse the interest of
the tourist, give valuable information
to the bushes man and be Of practical
use to the historian or statistical in
vestigator."
The Danish West Indies Under Com
pany Rule (1671~1754), by w. G.
Westergaard. 1917. F9773.W 523.
Among the most valuable chapters
are those dealing with the economic
life of the colony. The experiments
with indigo and cotton, the export of
valuable woods, the use of the sugar
cane industry all furnish inter
esting contrasts and parallels for stu
dents Of the history Of other West In
dian colonies. &C. L. Jones.
Geographic Dictionary of the Virgin
Islands of the United States, by j.
w. Mcguire, photographic engineer,
II & Coast and Gaofofin C,.rxya1,