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...G.A.B. Historical Dictionary of Costa Rica . By Creedman Theodore S. . Foreword by Wilgus A. Curtis . Metuchen, N. J. , 1977 . The Scarecrow Press . Bibliography . Pp. xi , 262 . Cloth. $10.00 . Historical Dictionary of Honduras . By Meyer Harvey K. . Metuchen...

...Bruce B. Solnick Historical Dictionary of El Salvador . By Flemion Philip F. . Foreword by Wilgus A. Curtis . Metuchen, New Jersey , 1972 . The Scarecrow Press . Latin American Historical Dictionaries, 5 . Bibliography . Pp. 157 . Cloth. $5.00 . Historical Dictionary...

...D.J.G. These two dictionaries, volumes 17 and 19 of the Latin American Historical Dictionaries Series, will be useful reference tools for students of Latin America. The Argentine dictionary offers extensive coverage of historical, geographical, literary, and artistic topics, with additional...

...Samuel Proctor Copyright 1961 by Duke University Press 1961 A Biographical Dictionary of Early American Jews. Colonial Times Through 1800 . By Rosenbloom Joseph R. . Lexington , 1960 . University of Kentucky Press . Pp. xii , 175 . $10.00 . ...

...Francis M. Rogers A Portuguese-English Dictionary . By Taylor James L. . Stanford , 1958 . Stanford University Press . Pp. xx , 655 . $11.50 . Copyright 1959 by Duke University Press 1959 ...

...Colin M. MacLachlan Dictionary of Afro—Latin American Civilization . By Nunez Benjamin . With the assistance of the African Bibliographic Center . Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press , 1980 . Maps. Illustrations. Bibliography. Indexes . Pp. xxxv , 525 . Cloth. $45.00...

...E.L. Historical Dictionary of Mexico . By Briggs Donald C. and Alisky Marvin . Foreword by Wilgus A. Curtis . Latin American Historical Dictionaries, No. 21 . Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, Inc. , 1981 . Bibliography . Pp. xiv , 259 . Cloth. Copyright 1981...

.... References to plants do not depict their botanical names. And on one important occasion, Port-au-Prince is placed in Trinidad rather than Haiti. These characteristics appear so frequently throughout the work that it cannot be recommended with any degree of confidence. Compared with the Dictionary...

... languages.” That is a terrible way to start a historical dictionary! The problems evinced by this volume are several. An overemphasis on fechas y hechos of the Paraguayan War indicate the author’s professional experience, but perpetuate a major bias of Paraguayan historiography. Also...

...Jaime E. Rodríguez O. Historical Dictionary of Ecuador . By Bork Albert William and Maier Georg . Foreword by Wilgus A. Curtis . Metuchen, New Jersey , 1973 . The Scarecrow Press . Latin American Historical Dictionaries, 10 . Appendix. Bibliography . Pp. ix , 192...

...S. F. Edwards Historical Dictionary of Chile . By Bizzarro Salvatore . Foreword by Wilgus A. Curtis . Metuchen, New Jersey , 1972 . The Scarecrow Press . Latin American Historical Dictionaries, 7 . Maps. Tables. Bibliography . Pp. 309 . Cloth. $7.50 . Copyright 1973...

...Charles Carreras Historical Dictionary of Venezuela . By Rudolph Donna Keyes and Rudolph J. A. . Metuchen, New Jersey , 1971 . Scarecrow Press . Latin American Historical Dictionaries, 3 . Bibliography . Pp. 142 . cloth. Copyright 1973 by Duke University Press 1973...

...William Massey Dictionary of the American Indian . By Stoutenburgh John Jr. New York , 1960 . Philosophical Library, Inc . Pp. 462 . $10 . Copyright 1960 by Duke University Press 1960 ...

...Charles Gibson A Dictionary of Symbols . By Cirlot J. E. . Trans, by Sage Jack . New York , 1961 . Philosophical Library, Inc . Illustrations. Bibliography. Index . Pp. 400 . $12.00 . Copyright 1963 by Duke University Press 1963 The symbols described...

...Benjamin Keen Biographical Dictionary of Audiencia Ministers in the Americas, 1687-1821 . By Burkholder Mark A. and Chandler D. S. . Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press , 1982 . Tables. Figures. Appendixes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index . Pp. xxiii , 491 . Cloth . $49.95...

...Charles A. Hale Biographical Dictionary of Latin American Historians and Historiography . By Thomas Jack Ray . Westport : Greenwood Press , 1984 . Notes. Appendixes. Bibliography. Index . Pp. xiv , 420 . Cloth. $49.95 . Copyright 1985 by Duke University Press 1985 One...

...S. L. Cline Cantares mexicanos: Songs of the Aztecs . Translated, introduction and commentary by Bierhorst John . Stanford : Stanford University Press , 1985 . Figures. Maps. Tables. Notes. Bibliography. Index . Pp. xiii , 559 . Cloth. $48.50 . A Nahuatl-English Dictionary...

...Mark A. Burkholder Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Empire, 1402-1975 . Edited by Olson James S. . Westport : Greenwood Press , 1992 . Appendixes. Bibliography. Index. x , 705 pp. Cloth . $89.50 . Copyright 1992 by Duke University Press 1992 This is a reference...

...G. A. B. This is the twentieth volume in the Latin American Historical Dictionaries Series edited by A. Curtis Wilgus. The quality and usefulness of the volumes has varied greatly during the ten-year period in which the series has been published. The volume on Colombia by Robert H. Davis...

... Dictionary of Uruguay has many of the same strengths and weaknesses as other volumes in this series. Entries are arranged alphabetically and cover most aspects of Uruguayan history and society, with emphasis on the twentieth century: important individuals, geographical place names, government agencies...