Comercio por los ríos Orinoco y Apure durante la segunda mitad del siglo XIX
By: Tarcila Briceño de Bermúdez.
Publisher: Gobernación del Estado Bolívar, Dirección de Educación, Comisión de Historia Regional; Fondo Editorial Tropykos
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Caracas
Language: spa
Number of pages: 231
Subjects: Orinoco River Region (Venezuela and Colombia) -- Commerce -- History.; Apure River Region (Venezuela and Colombia) -- Commerce -- History.; Ciudad Bolívar (Venezuela) -- Commerce -- History.
Description: "Based on a variety of primary sources, a useful study of development of riverine traffic on Río Orinoco and tributaries. Argues that regional economic development evolved from the production of hides and cattle to the production of gold. Also notes that economic development was driven and conditioned largely by growth of Ciudad Bolívar"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-201).
Appendix includes legal documents.