BIBLIOGRAPHY
of the more important historical and descriptive material dealing
with Central America
A. OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.
1. Publications of the United States Government, especially:
Foreign Relations of the United States.
Commerce Reports.
Congressional Documents.
Congressional Record.
Annual Reports of the Navy Department.
Treaties and Conventions of the United States.
2. Publications of Central American governments.
Each of the Central American Republics publishes the annual reports of the principal executive departments, under the titles Memoria de Relaciones Exteriores, Memoria de Hacienda y Crédito Público, etc. Most of them also have statistical bureaus, which publish annual reports containing interesting although too often inaccurate material. They also publish official gazettes, collections of laws and treaties, and other material.
B. HISTORICAL WORKS.
1. General histories of Central America.
Bancroft, Hubert Howe: History of Central America. (3 vols.) San Francisco, 1883-90.
Fortier, A., and Ficklen, J. R.: Central America and Mexico. (Vol. IX of G. C. Lee’s History of North America.) Philadelphia, 1907.
Fuentes y Guzman, Francisco Antonio de: Historia de Guatemala, ó Recordación Florida. (Deals only with the sixteenth century.) Madrid, 1882-83.
Gómez Carillo, Augustín: Estudio Histórico de la América Central. San Salvador, 1884.
—— ——: Compendio de Historia de la América Central. Guatemala, 1906.
Jaurros, Domingo: History of Guatemala. (Translated from the Spanish.) London, 1823.
Milla, José: Historia de la América Central, 1502-1821. (2 vols.) Guatemala, 1879-82.
Montúfar, Lorenzo: Reseña Histórica de Centro América. (A collection of source material in 7 volumes.) Guatemala, 1878-87.
Montúfar, Manuel: Memorias para la Historia de la Revolución de Centro América. San Salvador, 1905.
Squier, Ephraim G. Historia Política de Centro América. Paris, 1856.
2. Nicaragua.
Gámez, José Dolores: Historia de Nicaragua. Managua, 1889.
3. Costa Rica.
Mora, Manuel Argüello: Páginas de Historia, Recuerdos é Impresiones. San José, 1898.
Fernández Guardia, Ricardo: Historia de Costa Rica: El Descubrimiento y la Conquista. San José, 1905.
—— ——: Same, translated into English. New York, 1913.
—— ——: Cartilla Histórica de Costa Rica. San José, 1909.
Fernández, León. Historia de Costa Rica durante la Dominación Española, 1502-1821. Madrid, 1889.
—— ——: Colección de Documentos para la Historia de Costa Rica. San José, 1881-83.
Montero Barrantes, Francisco: Elementos de Historia de Costa Rica. (2 vols.) San José, 1892-94.
4. The Mosquito Coast and the Nicaragua Canal.
Keasbey, L. M.: Early Diplomatic History of the Nicaragua Canal. Newark, 1890. (Columbia Ph.D. dissertation.)
—— ——: The Nicaragua Canal and the Monroe Doctrine. New York, 1896.
Peralta, Manuel M. de: Costa Rica y Costa de Mosquitos. Paris, 1898.
Travis, Ira D.: History of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty. Ann Arbor, 1900.
—— ——: British Rule in Central America. Ann Arbor, 1895.
Williams, Mary W.: Anglo-American Isthmian Diplomacy, 1815-1915. Washington, 1916.
5. Walker’s expeditions to Nicaragua.
Doubleday, Charles William: The Filibusters’ War in Nicaragua. New York, 1886.
Lucas, D. B.: Nicaragua: War of the Filibusters. Richmond, Va., 1896.
Montúfar, Lorenzo: Walker en Centro América. Guatemala, 1887.
Nicaise, Auguste: Les Filibustiers Américains. Paris, 1861.
Scroggs, William O.: Filibusters and Financiers. New York, 1916.
Wells, William V.: Walker’s Expedition to Nicaragua. New York, 1856.
6. Miscellaneous material for more recent history.
Buchanan, William I.: Report of the Central American Peace Conference, 1907. Washington (U. S. State Department), 1908.
Corte de Justicia Centroamericana. Sentencia en el Juicio promovido por la Republica de Honduras contra las Republicas de El Salvador y Guatemala, 1908. San José, Costa Rica, 1908.
—— ——: Anales. San José, 1911—
Council of the Corporation of Foreign Bondholders; Annual Reports. London.
Crichfield, Geo. W.: American Supremacy. New York, 1908.
Espinoza, Rudolfo: Nicaraguan Affairs. Memorial to the U. S. Senate. San José, Costa Rica, 1912.
Harrison, F. C., and Conant, C. A.: Report Presenting a Plan of Monetary Reform for Nicaragua. Presented to Messrs. Brown Brothers and Company and Messrs. J. and W. Seligman and Company. New York, 1912.
Knox, Philander C.: Speeches in the Countries of the Caribbean. Washington, 1912.
Kraus, Herbert: Die Monroedoktrin. Berlin, 1913.
Jones, Chester Lloyd: Caribbean Interests of the United States. New York, 1916.
Legation of Salvador in Washington: Before the Central American Court of Justice. The Republic of El Salvador vs. the Republic of Nicaragua. Complaint of the Republic of El Salvador. (Translated.) Washington, 1916.
Legation of Costa Rica in Washington: Before the Central American Court of Justice. The Republic of Costa Rica vs. the Republic of Nicaragua. Complaint of Costa Rica. Washington, 1916.
—— ——: Same title. Decision of the Court in the Case of Costa Rica vs. Nicaragua. Washington, 1916.
Moncada, José María: Cosas de Centro América. Madrid, 1908.
—— ——: The Social and Political Influence of the United States in Central America. New York, 1911.
Oficina Internacional Centroamericana: Centro América. (Quarterly organ of the Bureau.) Published in Guatemala City.
—— ——: El Arreglo de la Deuda Externa de Costa Rica. Guatemala, 1911.
—— ——: Informes de las Conferencias Centroamericanas. Guatemala, 1908-13.
Rojas Corrales, Ramón: El Tratado Chamorro-Weitzel ante Centro América y ante El Derecho Internacional. San José, 1914.
World Peace Foundation: The New Panamericanism. Pt. III. (Pamphlet series.) The Central American League of Nations, Boston, February, 1917.
Zelaya, José Santos: La Revolución de Nicaragua y los Estados Unidos. Madrid, 1910.
C. DESCRIPTIVE WORKS, TRAVELERS’ ACCOUNTS, ETC.
1. Central America in general.
Bailey, John: Central America. London, 1850.
Bates, H. W.: Central America, the West Indies, and South America. (In Stanford’s Compendium of Geography and Travel.) London, 1878.
Batres, Luís: Centro América. San José, 1879.
Dunlap, Robert G.: Travels in Central America. London, 1847.
Dunn, Henry: Guatemala, or the United Provinces of Central America in 1827-28. New York, 1828.
Froebel, Julius. Seven Years’ Travel in Central America, Northern Mexico, and the Far West of the United States. London, 1859.
Keane, A. H.: Central and South America. London, 1901.
Morelet, Arthur: Travels in Central America. New York, 1871.
Palmer, Frederick: Central America and its Problems. New York, 1910.
Perigny, Maurice de: Les Cinq Republiques de l’Amerique Centrale. Paris, 1911.
Sapper, Karl: Mittelamerikanische Reisen und Studien aus den Jahren 1888 bis 1900. Braunschweig, 1902.
—— ——: Das Noerdliche Mittel-Amerika. Braunschweig, 1897.
Squier, Ephraim G.: Notes on Central America. New York, 1855.
—— ——: States of Central America. New York, 1858.
Stephens, John Lloyd: Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yúcatan. London, 1854.
2. Guatemala.
Brigham, W. T.: Guatemala, the Land of the Quetzal. New York, 1887.
Crowe, F.: The Gospel in Central America. London, 1850.
Domville-Fife, C. W.: Guatemala and the Central States of America. London, 1910.
Maudsley, A. C. and A. P.: Glimpse at Guatemala. London, 1899.
Pepper, C. M.: Guatemala, the Country of the Future. Washington (Legation of Guatemala), 1906.
Winter, N. O.: Guatemala and her People of Today. Boston, 1909.
3. Salvador.
Martin, Percy F.: Salvador of the Twentieth Century. London, 1911.
4. Honduras.
Belot, Gustave de: La Verité sur le Honduras. Paris, 1869.
Squier, Ephraim G.: Honduras, Descriptive, Historical, and Statistical. London, 1870.
Wells, William V.: Explorations and Adventures in Honduras. New York, 1857.
5. Nicaragua.
Belt, Thomas: The Naturalist in Nicaragua. London, 1874. (Now published in the Everyman’s Library.)
Government of Nicaragua. La República de Nicaragua. Managua, 1906.
Lévy, Pablo; Nicaragua. Paris, 1873.
Niederlein, Gustavo: The State of Nicaragua in the Greater Republic of Central America. Philadelphia (Philadelphia Commercial Museum), 1898.
Pector, Desiré: Étude Économique sur la République de Nicaragua. Neûchatel, 1893.
Squier, Ephraim G.: Nicaragua, its People, Scenery, Monuments, and the Proposed Nicaragua Canal. New York, 1852.
Stout, Peter F.: Nicaragua, Past, Present, and Future. Philadelphia, 1859.
6. Costa Rica.
Calvo, Joaquín Bernardo: The Republic of Costa Rica. Chicago and New York, 1890.
Government of Costa Rica: Revista de Costa Rica en el Siglo XIX. San José, 1900.
Molina, Felipe: Bosquejo de Costa Rica. New York, 1851.
Niederlein, Gustavo: The Republic of Costa Rica. Philadelphia (Philadelphia Commercial Museum), 1898.
7. Publications of the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
Central America as an Export Field. (By Garrard Harris.) Special Agents’ Series, no. 113. 1916.
Trade Directory of Central America and the West Indies. Miscellaneous series, no. 22. 1915.